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The Use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in relatioN to patiEnt risk profilINg (TUNE IN) Wave 3 study

South African Medical Journal
Background. Thromboprophylaxis significantly reduces the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalised medical and surgical patients. Nonetheless, the implementation of thromboprophylaxis in South Africa (SA) and worldwide is low.
J Bassett, E Schapkaitz, B Jacobson
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Obstetric Thromboprophylaxis: The Swedish Guidelines

Advances in Hematology, 2011
Obstetric thromboprophylaxis is difficult. Since 10 years Swedish obstetricians have used a combined risk estimation model and recommendations concerning to whom, at what dose, when, and for how long thromboprophylaxis is to be administrated based on a ...
Pelle G. Lindqvist, Margareta Hellgren
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Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for medical inpatients: decision analysis modelling study

BMJ Medicine
Objective To determine the balance of costs, risks, and benefits for different thromboprophylaxis strategies for medical patients during hospital admission.Design Decision analysis modelling study.Setting NHS hospitals in England.Population Eligible ...
Daniel Horner, Steve Goodacre, Kerstin de Wit, Beverley J Hunt, Abdullah Pandor, Sarah Davis, Mark Holland, Xavier Luke Griffin   +7 more
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Different strategies for pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for lower-limb immobilisation after injury: systematic review and economic evaluation

Health Technology Assessment, 2019
Background: Thromboprophylaxis can reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during lower-limb immobilisation, but it is unclear whether or not this translates into meaningful health benefit, justifies the risk of bleeding or is cost-effective ...
Abdullah Pandor, Daniel Horner, Sarah Davis, Steve Goodacre, John W Stevens, Mark Clowes, Beverley J Hunt, Tim Nokes, Jonathan Keenan, Kerstin de Wit   +9 more
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Underutilization of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in obstetrics and gynaecology patients in the absence of a risk assessment tool

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2018
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the risk factors for developing venous thromboembolism and to evaluate adherence to thromboprophylaxis guidelines among patients hospitalized in Obstetrics and Gynaecology units.
Galila F. Zaher, FRCPath
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How can Secondary Thromboprophylaxis in High-Risk Pregnant Patients be Improved?

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2022
Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is suggested for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with previous venous thromboembolism (VTE ) . Anyway, there is only limited amount of studies evaluating the effect of LMWH on hemostatic parameters during ...
Lucia Stanciakova MD, PhD, Miroslava Dobrotova MD, PhD, Pavol Holly MD, PhD, Jana Zolkova MSc, PhD, Lubica Vadelova MSc, PhD, Ingrid Skornova MA, PhD, Jela Ivankova MSc, Matej Samos MD, PhD, Tomas Bolek MD, PhD, Marian Grendar MSc, PhD, Jan Danko MD, PhD, Peter Kubisz MD, DSc, Jan Stasko MD, PhD   +12 more
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Normal pregnancy is associated with an increase in thrombin generation from the very early stages of the first trimester [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis, which begins during the first trimester, but the exact time of onset is unknown.
Bagot, C.N., Freeman, D.J., Jordan, F., Leishman, E., Onyiaodike, C.C.   +4 more
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Enhanced recovery after surgery [PDF]

, 2015
Enhanced Recovery or Fast Track Recovery after Surgery protocols (ERAS) have significantly changed perioperative care following colorectal surgery and are promoted as reducing the stress response to surgery.
Horgan, Paul G., McMillan, Donald C., McSorley, Stephen T., Watt, David G.   +3 more
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Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis [PDF]

Visceral Medicine, 2013
<b><i>Background: </i></b>Venous thromboembolism (VTE), a composite of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. <b><i>Method: </i></b>National and international treatment guidelines and major clinical trials on mechanical or ...
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Venous thromboembolism in COVID-19: systematic review of reported risks and current guidelines

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020
AIMS OF THE STUDY Many centres have noticed a high number of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events among critically ill inpatients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Pierre Fontana, Alessandro Casini, Helia Robert-Ebadi, Frederic Glauser, Marc Righini, Marc Blondon   +5 more
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