Home treatment of deep vein thrombosis: An out-patient treatment model with once-daily injection of low-molecular-weight heparin (Tinzaparin) in 555 patients

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 59-66

  Lapidus, Leif ^a   Börretzen, Jens ^a   Fahlén, Martin ^a   Thomsen, Hans Grönlund ^a   Hasselblom, Sverker ^a   Larson, Lars ^a   Nordström, Henrik ^a   Stigendal, Lennart ^a   Waller, Lotte ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Home treatment; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BLEEDING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECURRENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 10744223103     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065077     Document Type: Article

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