Thromboembolic disease prophylaxis in patients with hip fracture: A multimodal approach

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 234-240

  Westrich, Geoffrey H ^a   Rana, Adam J ^c   Terry, Michael A ^a   Taveras, Nicole A ^a   Kapoor, Komal ^a   Helfet, David L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical prophylaxis; Deep venous thrombosis; Hip fractures; Mechanical prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG COMPRESSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HEPARIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 17644373030     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000155307.20133.95     Document Type: Article

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