Clinical predictors of prophylaxis use prior to the onset of acute venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients: SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER)

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2082-2087

  Kucher, Nils ^a   Spirk, D ^b   Kalka, C ^c   Mazzolai, L ^d   Nobel, D ^e   Banyai, M ^f   Frauchiger, B ^g   Bounameaux, H ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Sanofi Aventis (Suisse) SA Meyrin   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^f LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^g Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^h GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Medical and surgical patients; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREMEDICATION; REGISTRIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 56749092149     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03172.x     Document Type: Article

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