Incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism in post-acute care patients: A prospective cohort study

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 734-740

  Scannapieco, Gianluigi ^a   Ageno, Walter ^b   Airoldi, Andrea ^c   Bonizzoni, Erminio ^d   Campanini, Mauro ^c   Gussoni, Gualberto ^e   Silingardi, Mauro ^f   Valerio, Antonella ^e   Zilli, Chiara ^a   Iori, Ido ^f  

^a CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e FADOI Foundation Research Department   (Italy)

^f S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Post acute care facilities; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, CONVALESCENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77958138808     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-03-0169     Document Type: Article

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