Expedited discharge in trauma patients requiring anticoagulation for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis: The leap program

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 232-235

  Bridges, Gail G ^a   Lee, Marilyn D ^a   Jenkins, J Kimble ^a   Stephens, Mark A ^a   Croce, Martin A ^b   Fabian, Timothy C ^b  

^a Regional Medical Center Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Low molecular weight heparin; Trauma; Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; LEG FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF INJECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037299523     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000044351.01324.C5     Document Type: Article

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