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      Prophylactic Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin in Spine Surgery (PLUSS): A Pilot Matched Cohort Study.

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          Abstract

          Despite a proven superior efficacy of prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) over unfractionated heparin (UFH) in the majority of surgical specialties, chemoprophylactic techniques after spine surgery have not been established because of the fear of epidural hematomas with LMWH.

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          Journal
          Neurosurgery
          Neurosurgery
          Oxford University Press (OUP)
          1524-4040
          0148-396X
          Nov 18 2021
          : 89
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
          [2 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Garden City Hospital, Garden City, Michigan, USA.
          Article
          6389658
          10.1093/neuros/nyab363
          34634115
          98ee499c-4bec-4ec8-bdbe-b4f72a26ac09
          History

          Heparin,Prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin,Chemoprophylaxis,Unfractionated heparin,Spine surgery

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