Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: A nationwide analysis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2152-2159

  Ali, Muhammad ^a   Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N ^a   McGinley, Emily L ^a   Saeian, Kia ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Coagulopathy; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASCITES; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VARICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ASCITES; COMORBIDITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959727289     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1582-5     Document Type: Article

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