Replacement of unfractionated heparin by low-molecular-weight heparin for postorthopedic surgery antithrombotic prophylaxis lowers the overall risk of symptomatic thrombosis because of a lower frequency of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Greinacher
Andreas
A
Eichler
Petra
P
Lietz
Theresia
T
Warkentin
Theodore E
TE
D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D012307:Risk Factors; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*
D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight