VTE primary prevention, including hospitalised medical and orthopaedic surgical patients

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1216-1223

  Granziera, Serena ^a   Cohen, Alexander T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical studies; Clinical trials; Heparins LMWH; Oral anticoagulants; Prophylaxis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BETRIXABAN; ENOXAPARIN; RIVAROXABAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INJURY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84931292065     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH14-10-0823     Document Type: Article

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