Prevention of thromboembolic events in surgical patients through the creation and implementation of a computerized risk assessment program

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 648-654

  Novis, Sarah Jane ^a   Havelka, George E ^a   Ostrowski, Denise ^b   Levin, Betsy ^b   Blum Eisa, Laurie ^b   Prystowsky, Jay B ^a,b   Kibbe, Melina R ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EARLY AMBULATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549083416     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.097     Document Type: Article

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