Current practice of thromboprophylaxis in the burn population: A survey study of 84 US burn centers

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 964-966

  Ferguson, Robert E H ^a,b   Critchfield, Agatha ^a   LeClaire, Aimee ^a   Ajkay, Nicolas ^a   Vasconez, Henry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn population; Thromboprophylaxis; US burn centers

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 27944457234     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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