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. 1974 Jul 13;3(5923):94–95. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5923.94

Prevention of Postoperative Deep Venous Thrombosis in Legs by Orally administered Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate

A E Carter, R Eban

PMCID: PMC1611041 PMID: 4853767

Abstract

In a series of patients given hydroxychloroquine sulphate by mouth before and after major surgery the incidence of deep venous thrombosis in the legs, as assessed by iodine-125-tagged fibrinogen scanning and venography, was reduced to 5% compared with an incidence of 16% in a similar untreated group of patients.

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