Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis: Second Edition [Paperback]

Written by a team of world-leading experts in the field, who have published extensively

For primary care physicians, haematologists, surgeons and other healthcare professionals with an interest in thromboprophylaxis

Discusses both medical and surgical thromboprophylaxis and includes all relevant guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy

Thoroughly revised and updated new edition

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This second edition of the Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis expands upon the role of anticoagulants in clinical practice. In addition, it summarises key papers in the field and provides evidence-based guidelines for the use of anticoagulants in routine day-to-day practice.

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1 Introduction; 2 Thromboprophylaxis in medical patients; 3 Pharmacoeconomics of medical thromboprophylaxis; 4 Introduction to thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients; 5 Thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery; 6 Thromboprophylaxis in cancer surgery; 7 Thromboprophylaxis in other types of surgery; 8 Thromboprophylaxis in patientson oral anticoagulant therapy; 9 The pharmacoeconomics ofsurgical thromboprophylaxis; 10 Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy

David Perry MD, PLD, FRCPEdin, FRCPath, is Consultant in Haemostasis, Thrombosis and General Haematology at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK, an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and Co-Director of the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre. Prior to joining the staff at Addenbrookes Hospital, he was Senior Lecturer in Haemostasis and Thrombosis at the Royal Free and University College Medical School (Royal Free Campus), London, UK. His interests include the molecular genetics of haemostasis and thrombosis, the rare inherited bleeding disorders and the management of patients with venous thromboembolic disease, particularly in relation to pregnancy. He has published widelló-