Prevention of perioperative venous thromboembolism and coronary events: Differential responsiveness to an intervention program to improve guidelines adherence

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-126

  Grupper, A ^a   Rudin, D ^a   Drenger, B ^b   Varon, D ^b   Gilon, D ^b   Gielchinsky, Y ^b   Menashe, M ^b   Mintz, Y ^b   Rivkind, A ^b   Brezis, M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Barriers to quality improvement; Beta blockers; Diffusion of innovations; Guidelines adherance; Thromboembolism prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; CHEMOPREVENTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645542720     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi083     Document Type: Article

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