A 10-year analysis of venous thromboembolism on the surgical service: The effect of practice guidelines for prophylaxis

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-11

  Shackford, Steven R ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Terrien, Christopher M ^a   Bouchard, Patricia ^a   Ratliff, John ^a   Zubis, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VERMONT;

EID: 45149105379     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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