Preventing venous thromboembolism in US hospitals: Are surgical patients receiving appropriate prophylaxis?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 796-797

  Amin, Alpesh N ^a,d   Stemkowski, Stephen ^b   Lin, Jay ^c   Yang, Guiping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Premier Inc   (United States)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 43749095014     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-11-0708     Document Type: Letter

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