Assessing the use of venous thromboembolism risk assessment profiles in the trauma population: Is it necessary?

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 783-789

  Acuña, David L ^a   Berg, Gina M ^b   Harrison, Bridget L ^b   Wray, Trenton ^b   Dorsch, Diane ^a   Sook, Cynthia ^b  

^a WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT PROFILE SCORE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPINAL FRACTURES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958109752     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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