Underutilization of venous thromboemoblism prophylaxis in medical patients in a tertiary care center

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-141

  Masroujeh, Ramy ^a   Shamseddeen, Wael ^a   Isma'eel, Hussain ^a   Otrock, Zaher K ^a   Khalil, Ismail M ^a   Taher, Ali ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Risk factor; Thromboprophylaxis; Underutilization; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEBANON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049083990     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0084-y     Document Type: Article

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