Pulmonary embolism in medical-surgical critically ill patients

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-682

  Cook, Deborah J ^a   Donadini, Marco P ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Medical surgical ICU; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955103164     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2010.05.002     Document Type: Review

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