Evaluating the risk of venous thromboembolism in medical patients: which criteria?

To the Editor, To evaluate the physician's perception of risk of venous thromboembolism and the use of pharmacological prophylaxis in nonsurgical patients, we performed a cross-sectional study by collecting data of 875 patients, hospitalized in 23 internal medicine and 10 emergency medicine uni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2012-03, Vol.30 (3), p.504-505
Hauptverfasser:	Vincentelli, Giovanni Maria, MD, Pirro, Maria Rosaria, MD, Bacchiarri, Francesca, Panetta, Valentina, Alegiani, Filippo, Landolfi, Raffaele
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cross-Sectional Studies Emergency Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Immobilization - adverse effects Medical research Prophylaxis Risk Assessment - methods Thromboembolism Venous Thromboembolism - etiology Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:	To the Editor, To evaluate the physician's perception of risk of venous thromboembolism and the use of pharmacological prophylaxis in nonsurgical patients, we performed a cross-sectional study by collecting data of 875 patients, hospitalized in 23 internal medicine and 10 emergency medicine units of 21 different institutions of Lazio, Italy.
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2011.11.013