Implementation of a Comprehensive Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 804-813

  Najjar, Peter A ^a   Madenci, Arin L ^a   Zogg, Cheryl K ^a   Schneider, Eric B ^a   Dankers, Christian A ^a   Pimentel, Marc T ^a   Chabria, Amrita S ^a   Goldberg, Joel E ^a   Sharma, Gaurav ^a   Piazza, Gregory ^a   Bleday, Ronald ^a   Orgill, Dennis P ^a   Kachalia, Allen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ABDOMEN; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84996931174     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.09.010     Document Type: Article

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