Prophylactic anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: A decision analysis

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Scales, Damon C ^a,b,c   Riva Cambrin, Jay ^d   Wells, Dave ^a   Athaide, Valerie ^e   Granton, John T ^a,f   Detsky, Allan S ^g,h  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^g MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA BASE; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MODEL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPHYLAXIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77950922875     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8980     Document Type: Article

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