Severe postoperative haemorrhage and airway obstruction following high-dose enoxaparin.
Unfractionated heparin infusion may be a more suitable choice of anticoagulant treatment in patients with venous thromboembolism in the immediate postoperative period.
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St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield, Essex, UK. Michael.Wilson@meht.nhs.uk
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*
D017984:Enoxaparin