Journal article
Deep venous thrombosis in medical-surgical critically ill patients: Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Critically ill patients may be at high risk of venous thromboembolism. The objective was to determine the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis among critically ill medical-surgical patients.
DESIGN: Prospective cohort.
Authors
Cook D; Crowther M; Meade M; Rabbat C; Griffith L; Schiff D; Geerts W; Guyatt G
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 1565–1571
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
7 2005
DOI
10.1097/01.ccm.0000171207.95319.b2
ISSN
0090-3493