title: Prevention of pulmonary embolism in general surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zurawska
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parasuraman
authors.forename: Samuel Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Goldhaber
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000517:prevention & control; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013156:Splenectomy; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000188:drug therapy; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D006493:Heparin