Prevention of venous thromboembolism: Improving practice in surgical patients

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-53

  McKenna, G S ^a   Karthikesalingam, A ^a,b   Walsh, S R ^a,b   Tang, T Y ^a,b   Quick, C R ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Enoxaparin; Prophylaxis; VTE

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 61449186576     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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