SAGES VTE prophylaxis for laparoscopic surgery guidelines: an update

Surg Endosc. 2017 Feb;31(2):501-503. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5402-z. Epub 2017 Jan 13.

Authors

William S Richardson¹, Giselle G Hamad², Dimitrios Stefanidis³; SAGES Guidelines Committee

Affiliations

¹ Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA. wrichardson@ochsner.org.
² Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ Indiana University Health North Hospital, Carmel, IN, 46032, USA.

PMID: 28091748
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5402-z

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Keywords: Coumadin; DVT; Heparin; IVC filter; LMWH; Low molecular weight heparin; PE; VTE; VTE prophylaxis.