title: Thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients.
abstract: This review has presented current information regarding thromboprophylaxis in surgery, including pregnancy. Where feasible, references have included current consensus conference recommendations and reliable review articles. Orthopedic surgical thromboprophylaxis has intentionally been deleted, as this topic is well covered in other articles in this issue (EurJ Med Res 9(3), March 2004).
authors.affiliation: Dallas Thrombosis Hemostatis and Vascular Medicine Clinical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. rbick@thrombosis.com
authors.forename: Rodger L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bick
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology