Are hospitals delivering appropriate VTE prevention? The venous thromboembolism study to assess the rate of thromboprophylaxis (VTE start)

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-339

  Amin, A ^f   Spyropoulos, A C ^a   Dobesh, P ^b   Shorr, A ^c   Hussein, M ^d   Mozaffari, E ^e   Benner, J S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d IQVIA   (United States)

^e SANOFI   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Guidelines; Health care quality; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953025246     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0361-z     Document Type: Article

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