A reassessment of needs and practice patterns in pharmacologic prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism following elective major surgery.
Price Institute of Surgical Research, and Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Motaz
M
Qadan
Hiram C
HC
Polk
Samuel F
SF
Hohmann
Donald E
DE
Fry
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012306:Risk; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000925:Anticoagulants