Evaluating the appropriateness of thromboprophylaxis in an acute care setting using a computerised reminder, through order-entry system

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-137

  Pham, D Q ^a   Pham, A Q ^b   Ullah, E ^c   McFarlane, S I ^d   Payne, R ^c  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOBILIZATION; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESIDENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 37349066160     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01578.x     Document Type: Article

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