Prevention of venous thromboembolism after elective surgery is better influenced by judgement than by protocols

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1315-1317

  Polk Jr , H C ^a   Qadan, M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; JUDGMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77956408113     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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