Sustained impact of electronic alerts on rate of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 734-738

  Beeler, Patrick Emanuel ^a   Kucher, Nils ^b   Blaser, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Computerised medical records systems; Control; Reminder systems; Software; Venous thromboembolism prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC ALERT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80053216696     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-04-0220     Document Type: Article

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