Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in obese, critically-ill patients: A survey of Ottawa region Intensivists.

Thromb Res

Department of Critical Care, University of Ottawa & The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: February 2020

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