Effects of clinical decision support on venous thromboembolism risk assessment, prophylaxis, and prevention at a university teaching hospital

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1265-1273

  Galanter, William L ^a,b   Thambi, Mathew ^b   Rosencranz, Holly ^c   Shah, Bobby ^d   Falck, Suzanne ^d   Lin, Fang Ju ^b   Nutescu, Edith ^e   Lambert, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d Cleveland Clinic Lerner   (United States)

^e Department of Pharmacy Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Computers; Decision making; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Medication orders; Protocols; Records; Risk management; Toxicity; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78349262335     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090575     Document Type: Article

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