Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in neurointensive care patients: Survey of Canadian practice

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-184

  Scales, Damon C ^a,b,c   Riva Cambrin, Jay ^d,e   Le, Thao Lan ^f   Pinto, Ruxandra ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^g,h   Granton, John T ^a,i  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d Primary Children's Medical Centre   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Critical care; Intracranial hemorrhage; Neurosurgery; Survey; Venous thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CRANIOTOMY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; NURSE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGEON; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CANADA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 66149174777     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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