Changing practice: Implementation of a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis protocol at an academic medical center

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1085-1092

  Pannucci, Christopher J ^a,b,c   Jaber, Reda M ^a,b   Zumsteg, Justin M ^a,b   Golgotiu, Vlad ^a,b   Spratke, Lisa M ^a,b   Wilkins, Edwin G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Section of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255133162     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31822b67ff     Document Type: Article

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