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Pharmacist recommendations for prophylactic enoxaparin monitoring and dose adjustment in trauma patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit.

Ali ScrimentiRobert W SeaburyChristopher D MillerLucy RuangvoravatWilliam DarkoLuke A ProbstGregory M Cwikla
Published in: Pharmacy practice (2019)
Pharmacists provided recommendations for prophylactic enoxaparin monitoring and dose adjustment in trauma patients admitted to the SICU. Medical providers regularly accepted pharmacist recommendations and trauma patients commonly achieved target AFXa-TR following pharmacist recommendation for dose adjustment. Further research is required to identify the optimal enoxaparin dose for VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients.
Keyphrases
  • trauma patients
  • venous thromboembolism
  • intensive care unit
  • clinical practice
  • primary care
  • mechanical ventilation
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome