An assessment of surgical thromboprophylaxis in a tertiary care center

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Robinson Cohen, Cassianne ^a   Pilon, Danielle ^b   Dubois, Marie France ^b   Tagalakis, Vicky ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

deep vein thrombosis; prevention; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolism; surgery; thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84857225562     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: 19382723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029610382652     Document Type: Article

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