Venous thromboembolism in the intensive care unit: The last frontier for prophylaxis

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-7

  Goldhaber, S Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; SUCRALFATE; WARFARIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG COMPRESSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS ULCER; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031973886     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.1.5     Document Type: Editorial

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