Evaluation of a Thromboprophylaxis Quality Improvement Project in a Palliative Care Unit Sandra Legault, MD, FRCSC, Sallyanne Tierney, BScPharm, Isabelle.

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Evaluation of a Thromboprophylaxis Quality Improvement Project in a Palliative Care Unit Sandra Legault, MD, FRCSC, Sallyanne Tierney, BScPharm, Isabelle Sénécal, MS, José Pereira, MBChB, MSc Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 503-510 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.05.014 Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Results of the four-month prospective audit of primary and secondary prophylaxes with anticoagulant treatments. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2011 41, 503-510DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.05.014) Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions