Deep vein thrombosis and its prevention in critically ill adults

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1268-1279

  Attia, John ^a,c   Ray, Joel G ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Douketis, James ^a   Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^a   Geerts, William H ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG COMPRESSION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROSURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 0034924326     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.10.1268     Document Type: Review

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