How can we reduce disagreement among guidelines for venous thromboembolism prevention?

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 675-677

  Sobieraj Teague, M ^a   Eikelboom, J W ^b   Hirsh, J ^b  

^a HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ASPIRIN; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CASTS, SURGICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEPARIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; KNEE; LOWER EXTREMITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN K;

EID: 77952690615     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03776.x     Document Type: Note

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