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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis-prescribing patterns among elderly medical patients in a Saudi tertiary care center: success or failure?

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized elderly patients are at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and the appropriate use of thromboprophylaxis can significantly reduce the incidence of VTE in high-risk patients. We investigated the pattern of VTE prophylaxis administration among elderly medical patients...

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Autores principales: Alabdulkarim, Dalal A., Almohammed, Omar A., Al, Ammari Maha A., Almaklafi, Nada S., Alkathiri, Munirah A., Aljohani, Manal A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Science Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7762694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33424945
http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2020.12.004