Improved prophylaxis and decreased rates of preventable harm with the use of a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 901-907

  Haut, Elliott R ^a   Lau, Brandyn D ^a   Kraenzlin, Franca S ^a   Hobson, Deborah B ^a   Kraus, Peggy S ^c   Carolan, Howard T ^a   Haider, Adil H ^a,b   Holzmueller, Christine G ^a   Efron, David T ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b   Streiff, Michael B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84867643165     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2012.2024     Document Type: Article

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