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Comparison of Outcomes: Nurse-Driven vs. Physician-Driven Weight-Based Intravenous Heparin Protocol.
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MEDSURG Nursing . Nov/Dec2016, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p385-391. 7p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The article presents a study on the effectiveness of transition from physician-driven to nurse-driven weight-based intravenous unfractioned heparin protocol in non-critical units in a hospital. It discusses comparisons of outcomes including comparative activated partial thromboplastin time, bleeding episodes and dosing errors.
- Subjects :
- *ATRIAL fibrillation
*BODY weight
*CHI-squared test
*CREATININE
*DRUG monitoring
*DRUG dosage
*FISHER exact test
*HEMOGLOBINS
*HEMORRHAGE
*HEPARIN
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*HOSPITAL wards
*INFUSION therapy
*INTRAVENOUS therapy
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MEDICAL protocols
*NURSING
*PROBABILITY theory
*PULMONARY embolism
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*STROKE
*T-test (Statistics)
*THERAPEUTICS
*VENOUS thrombosis
*BODY mass index
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*TREATMENT duration
*ACUTE coronary syndrome
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*HOSPITAL mortality
*INTERNATIONAL normalized ratio
*PARTIAL thromboplastin time
*PLATELET count
*MANN Whitney U Test
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10920811
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- MEDSURG Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120221596