Journal article
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Medical Patients Findings From the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based guidelines recommend that acutely ill hospitalized medical patients who are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) should receive prophylaxis. Our aim was to characterize the clinical practices for VTE prophylaxis in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients enrolled in the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism (IMPROVE).
METHODS: IMPROVE is an ongoing, multinational, observational …
Authors
Tapson VF; Decousus H; Pini M; Chong BH; Froehlich JB; Monreal M; Spyropoulos AC; Merli GJ; Zotz RB; Bergmann J-F
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 936–945
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2007
DOI
10.1378/chest.06-2993
ISSN
0012-3692