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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2009; 15(3): 344-348
Published online Jan 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.344
Published online Jan 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.344
A study of pulmonary embolism after abdominal surgery in patients undergoing prophylaxis
Mirko D Kerkez, Vitomir I Ranković, Dejan Ž Stefanović, Nebjša S Lekić, Clinic of Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Medical Faculty, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Đorđe M Ćulafić, Dragana D Mijač, Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Medical Faculty, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Author contributions: Kerkez MD, Ćulafić DM, Mijač DD contributed equally to this work; Kerkez MD, Ćulafić DM, Mijač DD, Ranković VI, Lekić NS, Stefanović DŽ designed the research; Kerkez MD, Ćulafić DM, Ranković VI, Lekić NS, Stefanović DZ performed the research as surgeons, anesthesiologist and colonoscopist; Lekić NS, Stefanović DŽ contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Kerkez MD, Ćulafić DM, Mijač DD analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Đorđe M Ćulafić, Assistant Professor, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Koste Todorovica 6 str., 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. dculafic@eunet.yu
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Received: October 6, 2008
Revised: December 8, 2008
Accepted: December 15, 2008
Published online: January 21, 2009
Revised: December 8, 2008
Accepted: December 15, 2008
Published online: January 21, 2009
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