The incidence of deep venous thrombosis in ICU patients

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 661-664

  Marik, Paul E ^a,b   Andrews, Lynn ^a   Maini, Baltej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

deep venous thrombosis; ICU; prevalence; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolus; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030901611     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.3.661     Document Type: Article

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