Audit in Thromboembolism

Sandler DA Martin JF . Autopsy proven pulmonary embolism in hospital patients: Are we detecting enough deep vein thrombosis? J Roy Soc Med 1989; 82: 203–205

Thromboembolic Risk Factors (THRIFT) Consensus Group. Risk and prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in hospital patients. BMJ 1992; 305: 567–574

Campling EA Devlin HB Hoile RW Lunn JN . The Report of the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths 1991/1992. London, 1993

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network

Report of the RCOG Working Party on Prophylaxis Against Thromboembolism in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, March 1995

Salzman EW Hirsh J . Prevention of venous thromboembolism. In: Colman RW Hirsh J Marder V Salzman EW , eds. Hemostasis and thrombosis: basic principles and clinical practice. New York: Lippinicott, 1982: 986

Jones DR . Audit of attitudes to and use of postoperative thromboembolic prophylaxis in a regional health authority. Ann RCSE 1991; 73: 219–222

Grimshaw JM Russell IT . Achieving health gain through clinical guidelines: I — developing scientifically valid guidelines. Quality in Health Care 1994; 3: 45–51

Todd CJ Freeman CJ Camilleri-Ferrante C . Differences in mortality after fracture of hip: The East Anglian audit. BMJ 1995; 310: 904–908

British Society for Haematology, British Committee for Standards in Haematology, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force. Guidelines on oral anticoagulation, second edition. J Clin Pathol 1990; 43: 177–183

Rose PE . J Audit of anticoagulant therapy. Clin Pathol 1996; 49: 5–9