objective: to determine the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (dvt) in patients undergoing spinal surgeries receiving prophylactic doses of deltaparin in a single center in central iran. method: this cross-sectional study was conducted in shariatee hospital of isfahan during a 12-month period. we included all the patients undergoing elective spinal surgeries in our center during the study perio...

BACKGROUND Central venous catheters in patients with cancer are associated with development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT); however, there is no accepted standard treatment. OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and effectiveness of a management strategy for central venous catheter-related DVT in cancer patients consisting of dalteparin and warfarin without the need for line removal. PATIENTS/METH...

Little is known about the differences between unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) with regard to their effects on coagulation activity during treatment for pulmonary embolism. The objective of this study was to compare UFH and LMWH (dalteparin) in the early treatment of pulmonary embolism in terms of control of coagulation markers and perfusion abnormalities. Th...

BACKGROUND A single bolus dose of LMW heparin at the start of haemodialysis effectively prevents clot formation in the dialyser and bubble trap. However, there are few studies on the appropriate dosage of LMW heparins in haemodialysis. Therefore we examined the relationship between the anticoagulant effect of dalteparin and clinical clotting during haemodialysis. METHODS We performed an open,...

The effectiveness of heparin for thromboprophylaxis during microvascular free flap transfer is uncertain. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the effect of heparin on the prevention of flap loss in microsurgical free flap transfer.A search of PubMed, Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar using combinations of the search terms heparin, free flap, flap loss, free tissue transfer w...