Open AccessProphylaxis for venous thromboembolism after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis: Is it necessary?
Author(s) -
Marco Vivarelli,
Matteo Zanello,
Chiara Zanfi,
Alessandro Cucchetti,
Matteo Ravaioli,
Massimo Del Gaudio,
Matteo Cescon,
Augusto Lauro,
Eva Montanari,
Gian Luca Grazi,
Antonio Daniele Pinna
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2146
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , esophageal varices , hepatocellular carcinoma , varices , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , surgery , liver disease , blood transfusion , population , fresh frozen plasma , platelet , portal hypertension , physics , environmental health , optics
To assess the safety and effectiveness of prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a large population of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on cirrhosis.