Improving hospital venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with electronic decision support

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-120

  Bhalla, Rohit ^a,b   Berger, Matthew A ^a,b   Reissman, Stan H ^a   Yongue, Brandon G ^a   Adelman, Jason S ^a,b   Jacobs, Laurie G ^a,b   Billett, Henny ^a,b   Sinnett, Mark J ^a   Kalkut, Gary ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGATROBAN; DALTEPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LEPIRUDIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84874556745     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1993     Document Type: Article

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