Mechanical thromboprophylaxis in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-412

  Limpus, Anthony ^a   Chaboyer, Wendy ^b   McDonald, Ellen ^c   Thalib, Lukman ^d  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK; UNITED STATES; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33845256636     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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