European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Low molecular weight heparin self-injection training: assessment of feasibility, tolerance and economic analysis in emergency departments.
The purpose of this study was to assess low molecular weight heparin auto-injection skills of self-supporting patients, taught by a nurse through a rapid demonstration in an emergency department. ⋯ It seems possible to extend the practice of self-injection to other types of injections prescribed after discharge from the emergency department, such as preventive low molecular weight heparin for surgical or medical purposes and curative ambulatory low molecular weight heparin treatment for deep vein thrombosis.