Efficacy of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in the medical intensive care unit

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 352-358

  Khouli, Hassan ^a,c   Shapiro, Janet ^a   Pham, Vinh Philip ^a   Arfaei, Asghar ^a   Esan, Olanrewaju ^a   Jean, Raymonde ^a   Homel, Peter ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; DVT prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Sequential compression device; Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750494090     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066606292880     Document Type: Article

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