Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Risk assessment in hospitalized patients

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 455-458

  Soomro, Quratulain ^a   Yousuf, Nailla ^a   Bhutto, Afsar Ali ^a   Abro, Hakim Ali ^a   Memon, Aijaz Ahmed ^a  

^a Chandka Medical College Hospital Shaheed Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

ACCP criteria; Caprini model; Deep vein thrombosis; Risk assessment; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIAN; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84904874858     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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