FA Lederle, D Zylla, R MacDonald… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
Background: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis has been recommended for nonsurgical patients, but its effectiveness remains uncertain. Purpose: To assess the …
VF Tapson, H Decousus, M Pini, BH Chong… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background Evidence-based guidelines recommend that acutely ill hospitalized medical patients who are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) should receive prophylaxis. Our …
P Chopard, J Dörffler‐Melly, U Hess… - Journal of internal …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim of the study. To examine the frequency and adequacy of thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients hospitalized in eight Swiss medical hospitals. Methods. A cross‐sectional …
SR Kahn, A Panju, W Geerts, GF Pineo, L Desjardins… - Thrombosis research, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients has been shown to be safe and effective. Underutilization of this patient safety practice may …
Background: Underutilization of anticoagulant prophylaxis may be due to lack of evidence that prophylaxis prevents clinically important outcomes in hospitalized medical patients at …
A Själander, JH Jansson, D Bergqvist… - Journal of internal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially serious complication of hospitalization and immobilization. The use of anticoagulant prophylaxis in acutely ill …
SA Flanders, MT Greene, P Grant, S Kaatz… - JAMA internal …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hospitalization for acute medical illness is associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Although efforts designed to increase use of …
WH Geerts, D Bergqvist, GF Pineo, JA Heit… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence …
AT Cohen, VF Tapson, JF Bergmann, SZ Goldhaber… - The lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Information about the variation in the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and in prophylaxis practices around the world is scarce. The ENDORSE (Epidemiologic …