Randomized trial of physician alerts for thromboprophylaxis after discharge

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 435-442

  Piazza, Gregory ^a,q   Anderson, Frederick A ^b   Ortel, Thomas L ^c   Cox, Michael J ^d   Rosenberg, David J ^e   Rahimian, Shahram ^f   Pendergast, William J ^g   McLaren, Gordon D ^h,i   Welker, James A ^j   Akus, Jan J ^k   Stevens, Scott M ^l,m   Elliott, C Gregory ^l,m   Freeman, Andrew L ⁿ   Patton, William F ^o   Dabbagh, Ousama ^p   Wyman, Allison ^b   Huang, Wei ^b   Rao, Amanda F ^a,q   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a,q  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Indiana Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^g Washington Hospital   (United States)

^h VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^k William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

^l INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^o Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^p University of Missouri   (United States)

^q HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; KETOROLAC; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84876282239     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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