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The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in long-distance travelers
Fahad M. Al-Hameed, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Mohamed A. Abdelaal, Ali Alaklabi, Ebtisam Bakhsh, Yousef A. Alomi, Mohammad Al Baik, Salah Aldahan, Holger Schünemann, Jan Brozek, Wojtek Wiercioch, Andrea J. Darzi, Reem Waziry and Elie A. Akl
Saudi Medical Journal January 2017, 38 (1) 101-107; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.1.15738
Fahad M. Al-Hameed
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDHasan M. Al-Dorzi
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDMohamed A. Abdelaal
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDAli Alaklabi
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDEbtisam Bakhsh
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDYousef A. Alomi
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MSc., PharmMohammad Al Baik
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDSalah Aldahan
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDHolger Schünemann
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MD, PhDJan Brozek
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MDWojtek Wiercioch
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MScAndrea J. Darzi
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MD, MPHReem Waziry
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
MD, MPHElie A. Akl
From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
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Fahad M. Al-Hameed, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Mohamed A. Abdelaal, Ali Alaklabi, Ebtisam Bakhsh, Yousef A. Alomi, Mohammad Al Baik, Salah Aldahan, Holger Schünemann, Jan Brozek, Wojtek Wiercioch, Andrea J. Darzi, Reem Waziry, Elie A. Akl
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2017, 38 (1) 101-107; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15738
The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in long-distance travelers
Fahad M. Al-Hameed, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Mohamed A. Abdelaal, Ali Alaklabi, Ebtisam Bakhsh, Yousef A. Alomi, Mohammad Al Baik, Salah Aldahan, Holger Schünemann, Jan Brozek, Wojtek Wiercioch, Andrea J. Darzi, Reem Waziry, Elie A. Akl
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2017, 38 (1) 101-107; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15738
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