Four years of an aggressive prophylaxis and screening protocol for venous thromboembolism in a large trauma population

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-306

  Adams, Raeanna C ^a   Hamrick, Miller ^a   Berenguer, Christina ^a   Senkowski, Christopher ^a   Ochsner, M Gage ^a  

^a Memorial Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Prophylaxis; Screening; Trauma; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG COMPRESSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 67649185621     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817cf744     Document Type: Article

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