Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in trauma: Improved compliance with a novel miniaturized pneumatic compression device

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 923-927

  Murakami, Maki ^a   McDill, Tandace L ^a   Cindrick Pounds, Lori ^a   Loran, David B ^a   Woodside, Kenneth J ^a   Mileski, William J ^a   Hunter, Glenn C ^a   Killewich, Lois A ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

EID: 0242491680     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00792-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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