The role of thromboprophylaxis in patients with permanent immobility

Am J Med. 2015 Mar;128(3):e7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.027. Epub 2014 Nov 8.

Authors

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan¹, Qurat-ul-Ain Riaz Sipra², Majid Asawaeer³, Irbaz Bin Riaz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson. Electronic address: irbazriaz@email.arizona.edu.

PMID: 25446302
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.027

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Bed Rest / adverse effects*
Chemoprevention / methods
Clinical Trials as Topic
Disabled Persons
Humans
Immobility Response, Tonic
Risk Assessment
Thromboembolism* / etiology
Thromboembolism* / prevention & control

Substances

Anticoagulants