The prevention of venous thromboembolism: A statewide evaluation of practices in Massachusetts

Therapie

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 591-594

  Audet, A M ^a   Anderson, F A ^b   St John, R ^a  

^a MassPRO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Deep vein thrombosis; Hysterectomy; Prevention; Pulmonary embolism; Quality improvement; Total hip arthroplasty; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; COLON RESECTION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032453009     PISSN: 00405957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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