New perspectives and recommendations for anticoagulant therapy post orthopedic surgery

• Main Authors: Marcelo Kropf (Author), Cleidson Alves Bergami (Author), Felipe Dias Leal (Author), Claudia Oliveira Dias Passos (Author), Zilda de Santana Gonsalves (Author), Isabela Laudares Marques (Author), Isabela Azevedo Mota (Author), Marcele Lima Monte Gonçalves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anticoagulant therapy is essential for the prevention of risks associated with the formation of thrombus in patients after surgery, especially in orthopedics. Recently, new oral anticoagulants were introduced in the therapeutic arsenal. This fact is important, because the current drug of choice in c...