Risk of postoperative hemorrhage after intracranial surgery after early nadroparin administration: results of a prospective study

• Published in: Neurosurgery Vol. 53; no. 5; p. 1028
• Main Authors: Gerlach, Rüdiger, Scheuer, Timm, Beck, Jürgen, Woszczyk, Alina, Seifert, Volker, Raabe, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2003
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Bandages; Brain Diseases - surgery; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nadroparin - administration & dosage; Nadroparin - adverse effects; Neurosurgical Procedures - adverse effects; Postoperative Hemorrhage - etiology; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control

Early postoperative pharmacological prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis after intracranial surgery is still a matter of debate because of concerns regarding the formation of postoperative hematoma. The objective of this study was to prospectively analyze the rate of postoperative hemorrhage during a...