Effectiveness of ambulation to prevent venous thromboembolism in patients admitted to hospital: a systematic review

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (Lau), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (Lau, Holzmueller, Streiff), Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md.; Department of Surgery (Murphy), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Division of Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wis.; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont. and Department of Surgery, Indiana University, (Murphy; during the conduct of the study); School of Medicine (Nastasi), Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Building, Stanford, Calif.; Welch Medical Library (Seal), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Pharmacy (Kraus), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Acute Care Surgery (Hobson, Aboagye, Haut), Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Nursing (Hobson), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Nursing (Shaffer), Johns Hopkins Hospital; Division of Hematology (Streiff), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Health Policy and Management (Haut), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.