Open AccessUnderuse of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for General Surgery Patients
Author(s) -
Dale W. Bratzler,
Gary E. Raskob,
Cynthia K. Murray,
Lisa J. Bumpus,
Donna S. Piatt
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.17.1909
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thromboembolism , confidence interval , medical record , audit , complication , surgery , emergency medicine , thrombosis , management , economics
Venous thromboembolism is a common complication of surgery. Although surveys of physician self-reported practices have suggested near universal support for routine use of measures to prevent venous thromboembolism, medical record auditing has demonstrated underuse.
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