UK national survey of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in ankle fracture patients treated with plaster casts

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-159

  Iqbal, Hafiz Javaid ^a   Dahab, Raef ^a   Barnes, Simon ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fractures; Cast immobilization; Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); National Health Service (NHS); Venous thromboembolism (VTE); VTE prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; CASTS, SURGICAL; FRACTURES, BONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84864779112     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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