Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis protocol - Needs active enforcement

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-70

  Huang, A ^a,b   Barber, N ^a   Northeast, A ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BANDAGES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033980292     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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