Arie Bass

To the Editor.—In "Arterial Thromboembolism: A 20-Year Perspective," Tawes et al1 strongly advocated the routine use of heparin in the postoperative management of all patients undergoing embolectomy for acute thromboembolic occlusion of the lower extremity. This is a debatable point,2 and our experience in the treatment of 127 consecutive patients over a three-year period, 1980 to 1983, is contrary to their recommendation.A total of 155 embolectomies were performed, including nine cases ...