Incidence and prevention of venous thromboembolism in acutely ill hospitalized elderly Chinese

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-340

  Li, Xiao Ying ^a   Fan, Jin ^a   Cheng, You Qin ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Yao, Chen ^b   Zhong, Nan Shan ^c  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHINA; CHINESE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79551714150     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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