Home at last? Early discharge for acute pulmonary embolism
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Home at last? Early discharge for acute pulmonary embolism.
A ntithrombotic treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) should consist of a therapeutic dose of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for o5 days, followed by a vitamin K antagonist for o3 months. LMWH has simplified the initial management of DVT because it is at least as effective and safe as unfractionated heparin and can be administered in fixed subcutaneous d...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00098007