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Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Associated Coagulopathies
Although VTE prophylaxis was provided in some of the evaluated cases, the study was not designed to ascertain the effects of prophylaxis on the risk of VTE. In 2008, Gulley and associates [5 ...
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Comparative Effectiveness of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin for Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients
are approved for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. Which agent is superior remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness, complications, and costs of UFH and LMWH as VTE ...
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Hypercoagulability Can Haunt Patients With Acute Severe UC Long After Discharge
Current guidelines recommend routine VTE prophylaxis for patients hospitalized with an IBD flare. However, many physicians remain hesitant due to concerns about the potential risk of worsening ...
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Longer Admissions for IBD Flares Linked to VTE Risk
no recommendation can be made at this time for extended VTE prophylaxis following hospitalization for an IBD flare," the authors concluded. "However, patients with these risk factors should be ...
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In-hospital VTE risk—many patients do not receive appropriate prophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and complications due to VTE are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The multinational ENDORSE study examined the prevalence of risk ...
Dad died after knee operation following 'catalogue of missed opportunities'
"Four missed opportunities, across a three month period, to save his life. Four times the system failed him, five times if ...
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Dabigatran etexilate
Analysing issues in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism is Bengt I. Eriksson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg ...