Compliance with antithrombotic guidelines in surgery patients in German hospitals: A multicenter study involving pharmacy interns

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-304

  Hohmann, Carina ^a   Eickhoff, Christiane ^b   Kaemmerer, Wolfgang ^c   Schulz, Martin ^d  

^a KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

^b Center for Drug Information and Pharmacy Practice   (Germany)

^c DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

antithrombotic guidelines compliance; heparin; pharmacy interns; thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHARMACY INTERN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84860747878     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: 19382723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029611412368     Document Type: Article

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