Screening and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients

Sachin Sud, Nicole Mittmann, William Geerts, Brian Chan, Peter Dodek, Michael K. Gould, Gordon Guyatt, Yaseen M. Arabi, Robert Fowler

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2011 · 53 citations · 83 references

Abstract

Appropriate prophylaxis provides better value in terms of costs and health gains than routine screening for DVT. Resources should be targeted at optimizing thromboprophylaxis.

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