Effectiveness of a clinical decision support system to identify heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-131

  Riggio, Jeffrey M ^a   Cooper, Mandelin K ^b   Leiby, Benjamin E ^a   Walenga, Jeanine M ^c   Merli, Geno J ^a   Gottlieb, Jonathan E ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support system; Computer alert; Computerized provider order entry; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67849113951     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0279-x     Document Type: Article

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