Fatal thromboembolic disease: A risk in physically restrained psychiatric patients

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 284-286

  Dickson, Brendan C ^a   Pollanen, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical restraint; Pulmonary embolism; Sudden death; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; GALANTAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; LOXAPINE; OLANZAPINE; PROPAFENONE; PROTHROMBIN; RISPERIDONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEPRESSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67349209617     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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