Medical admission order sets to improve deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis rates and other outcomes

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-89

  O'Connor, Chris ^a   Adhikari, Neill K J ^b,c   DeCaire, Katharine ^a   Friedrich, Jan O ^c,d,e  

^a Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^b Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support; Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis; Order sets

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; INSULIN; LORAZEPAM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; UREA; WARFARIN; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CANADA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREMEDICATION; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 65549150535     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.399     Document Type: Article

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