Practice guidelines for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in burns

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 661-663

  Faucher, Lee D ^a,b   Conlon, Kathe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BURN; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BURNS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34548861769     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318148C887     Document Type: Article

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