Gilbert E. D’Alonzo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses heparin prophylaxis.

References and Resources
Chibbaro S, Tacconi L. Safety of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin in brain surgery. Prospective study on 746 patients. 2008 Feb. Surg Neurol.

Bani-Hani M, Al-Khaffaf H, Titi M, Jaradat I. Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism following abdominal aortic surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jan 23;(1):CD005509.

Kanaan AO, Silva MA, Donovan JL, Roy T, Al-Homsi AS. Meta-analysis of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medically Ill patients. Clin Ther. 2007 Nov; 29(11):2395-405.

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