Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in elderly patients with multimorbidity

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 509-520

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  Rondelli, Pamela ^r   Paciullo, Francesco ^r   Fabris, Fabrizio ^s   Carlon, Michela ^s   Turatto, Francesca ^s   Baroni, Maria Cristina ^t   Zardo, Marianna ^t   Manfredini, Roberto ^u   Molino, Christian ^u   Pala, Marco ^u   Fabbian, Fabio ^u   Nuti, Ranuccio ^v   Valenti, Roberto ^v   Ruvio, Martina ^v   Cappelli, Silvia ^v   Paolisso, Giuseppe ^w   Rizzo, Maria Rosaria ^w   Laieta, Maria Teresa ^w   Salvatore, Teresa ^w   Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo ^w   Utili, Riccardo ^w   Mangoni, Emanuele Durante ^w   Pinto, Daniela ^w   Olivieri, Oliviero ^x   Stanzial, Anna Maria ^x   Fellin, Renato ^u   Volpato, Stefano ^u   Fotini, Sioulis ^u   Barbagallo, Mario ^y   Dominguez, Ligia ^y   Plances, Lidia ^y   D’Angelo, Daniela ^y   Rini, Giovanbattista ^y   Mansueto, Pasquale ^y   Pepe, Ilenia ^y   Licata, Giuseppe ^y   Calvo, Luigi ^y   Valenti, Maria ^y   Borghi, Claudio ^q   Strocchi, Enrico ^q   Rinaldi, Elisa Rebecca ^q   Zoli, Marco ^q   Fabbri, Elisa ^q   Magalotti, Donatella ^q   Auteri, Alberto ^v   Pasqui, Anna Laura ^v   Puccetti, Luca ^v   Pasini, Franco Laghi ^v   Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo ^v   Bicchi, Maurizio ^v   Sabbà, Carlo ^z   Vella, Francesco Saverio ^z   Marseglia, Alessandro ^z   Luglio, Chiara Valentina ^z   Palasciano, Giuseppe ^z   Modeo, Maria Ester ^z   Aquilino, Annamaria ^z   Raffaele, Pallante ^z   Pugliese, Stefania ^z   Capobianco, Caterina ^z   Postiglione, Alfredo ^aa   Barbella, Maria Rosaria ^aa   De Stefano, Francesco ^aa   Fenoglio, Luigi ^ab   Brignone, Chiara ^ab   Bracco, Christian ^ab   Giraudo, Alessia ^ab   Musca, Giuseppe ^ac   Cuccurullo, Olga ^ac   Cricco, Luigi ^ad,ae   Fiorentini, Alessandra ^ad,ae   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^f   Fabio, Giovanna ^f   Seghezzi, Sonia ^f   De Amicis, Margherita Migone ^f   Fargion, Silvia ^f   Bonara, Paola ^f   Bulgheroni, Mara ^f   Lombardi, Rosa ^f   Magrini, Fabio ^f   Massari, Ferdinando ^f   Tonella, Tatiana ^f   Peyvandi, Flora ^f   Tedeschi, Alberto ^f   Rossio, Raffaella ^f   Moreo, Guido ^f   Ferrari, Barbara ^f   Roncari, Luisa ^f   Monzani, Valter ^f   Savojardo, Valeria ^f   Folli, Christian ^f   Magnini, Maria ^f   Mari, Daniela ^f   Rossi, Paolo Dionigi ^f   Damanti, Sarah ^f   Prolo, Silvia ^f   Lilleri, Maria Sole ^f   Micale, Giuliana ^af   Podda, Mauro ^ag   Selmi, Carlo ^ag   Meda, Francesca ^ag   Accordino, Silvia ^g   Conca, Alessio ^g   Monti, Valentina ^g   Corazza, Gino Roberto ^ah   Miceli, Emanuela ^ah   Lenti, Marco Vincenzo ^ah   Padula, Donatella ^ah   Balduini, Carlo L ^ah   Bertolino, Giampiera ^ah   Provini, Stella ^ah   Quaglia, Federica ^ah   Murialdo, Giovanni ^ai   Bovio, Marta ^ai   Dallegri, Franco ^aj   Ottonello, Luciano ^aj   Quercioli, Alessandra ^aj   Barreca, Alessandra ^aj   Secchi, Maria Beatrice ^ak   Ghelfi, Davide ^ak   Chin, Wu Sheng ^al   Carassale, Laura ^al   Caporotundo, Silvia ^al   Anastasio, Luigi ^am   Sofia, Lucia ^am   Carbone, Maria ^am   Traisci, Giancarlo ^an   De Feudis, Lucrezia ^an   Di Carlo, Silvia 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Paola ^bn   Becchi, Maria Angela ^bn   Martucci, Gianfranco ^bn   Fantuzzi, Alessandra ^bn   Maurantonio, Mauro ^bn   Corinaldesi, Roberto ^bq   De Giorgio, Roberto ^bq   Serra, Mauro ^bq   Grasso, Valentina ^bq   Ruggeri, Eugenio ^bq   Carozza, Lorenzo Mauro ^bq   Pignatti, Fabio ^bq   more..

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^g IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^h SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

ⁱ CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^l Unità Operativa Complessa Medicina   (Italy)

^m Ospedale di Merate   (Italy)

ⁿ SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^r Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^t UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^v UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^w SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^x UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^z POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^aa FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ab S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ac Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza   (Italy)

^ad Unità Operativa Complessa di Geriatria e Medicina   (Italy)

^ae Medicina Infettivologica e dei trapianti ^*  (Italy)

^af ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^ag HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^ah FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^aj UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^ak Ospedale Bassini di Cinisello Balsamo Divisione Medicina   (Italy)

^al Ospedale Bassini   (Italy)

^am Ospedale Civile Jazzolino di Vibo Valentia   (Italy)

^an Ospedale Reg Spirito Santo   (Italy)

^ao Ospedale SS Annunziata   (Italy)

^ap Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Ferrara   (Italy)

^aq Dipartimento di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

^ar Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Pavia   (Italy)

^as OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^at Azienda Ospedaliera Bolognini di Seriate   (Italy)

^au Ospedale di Melegnano   (Italy)

^av GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^aw Ospedale di Lamezia Terme   (Italy)

^ax UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^ay Ospedale Madonna Delle Grazie   (Italy)

^az Ospedale Poliambulanza   (Italy)

^ba UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^bb San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^bc Ospedale San Giovanni Decollato Andisilla Civita Castellana Medicina   (Italy)

^bd IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini   (Italy)

^be Medicina Interna Universitaria II   (Italy)

^bf Ospedale Scillesi d'America   (Italy)

^bg Ospedale SS Giovanni e Paolo   (Italy)

^bh POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^bi FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^bj Ospedale di Arco   (Italy)

^bk UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^bl UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^bm UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^bn UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^bo UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^bp Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

^bq UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Medical patients; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84883656132     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-0944-8     Document Type: Article

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