Variability is the standard: The management of venous thromboembolic disease following trauma

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 213-216

  Bandle, Jesse ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a,c   Sise, Carol Beth ^a   Knudson, M Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Trauma Team Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INJURY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHILIA; TRAUMA SURGEON; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84892187500     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182aa2fa9     Document Type: Note

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