No association between hospital-reported perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and outcome rates in publicly reported data

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 400-401

  JohnBull, Eric A ^a   Lau, Brandyn D ^a   Schneider, Eric B ^a   Streiff, Michael B ^a   Haut, Elliott R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84898821186     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4935     Document Type: Letter

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