Venous Thromboembolism in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Acute Ischemic Stroke Population: Incidence and Patterns of Prophylaxis
Conclusions: Despite a high overall rate of VTE prophylaxis, VTE was found to occur in approximately 3% of GWTG-S patients. Reported rates of VTE prophylaxis differed among hospitals by region and hospital type, and among patients by age, race, and medical comorbidities.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: G. Logan Douds, Anne S. Hellkamp, DaiWai M. Olson, Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric E. Smith, Lee H. Schwamm, Kevin M. Cockroft Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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