Does preoperative mechanical prophylaxis have additional effectiveness in preventing postoperative venous thromboembolism in elderly patients with hip fracture?-Retrospective case-control study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery (HFS) are at increased risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE). To reduce this risk, combined postoperative mechanical and chemical thromboprophylaxis has been routinely performed after HFS in ...
Ji-Hoon Nam +4 more
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Preventing postsurgical venous thromboembolism: pharmacological approaches [PDF]
, 2011 The use of antithrombotic drugs for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing surgery is presently based on solid principles and high-level scientific evidence.
Cerbone AM +4 more
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New anticoagulants and thromboprophylaxis
British Journal of Surgery, 2005 May soon replace heparin and ...
Hoppener, Marnix R., Büller, Harry R.
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Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisIntroduction Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious, frequent, and preventable medical complication in hospitalized patients. Although the efficacy of prophylaxis (pharmacological and/or mechanical) has been demonstrated, compliance with prophylaxis ...
Valentina Mérola MD +30 more
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International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2020 Objective: To describe applicability of The International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism (IMPROVE) score to implement venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with medical illness in Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung ...
Dania Artriana Riswandi +1 more
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Role of new anticoagulants for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after major orthopaedic surgery and in hospitalised acutely ill medical patients. [PDF]
, 2012 SummaryAnticoagulation therapy for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events is indicated in patients after major orthopaedic surgery and in hospitalised acutely ill medical patients, who have a high or moderate risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE),
Ageno W, Spyropoulos AC, Turpie AG
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Successful Treatment of Aplastic Anemia With Eltrombopag During Pregnancy: A Short Report
eJHaem, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome with pancytopenia, mainly due to immune‐mediated stem cell destruction. First‐line therapy for acquired severe AA ≥ 50 years/non‐severe AA (NSAA) requiring treatment is immunosuppressive therapy with horse anti‐thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine A (CSA), and eltrombopag ...
Sandra M. Frey +3 more
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Thromboprophylaxis in day surgery
International Journal of Surgery, 2008 Many patients undergoing day surgery are at low-risk of venous thromboembolic events. However, given that pulmonary embolism is the most common preventable cause of hospital death, the risk-benefit profile of thromboprophylaxis should be accurately balanced.
SQUIZZATO, ALESSANDRO, VENCO, ACHILLE
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Haematologica, 2020 Major surgery is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), thus the application of mechanical or pharmacologic prophylaxis is recommended.
Francesco Paciullo +31 more
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A prospective study on the incidence of postoperative venous thromboembolism in Korean gastric cancer patients: an inquiry into the application of Western guidelines to Asian cancer patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Several Western guidelines recommend the routine use of pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis for cancer surgery patients to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Jin Won Kim +13 more
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