Interventional approach for management of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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management of deep vein thrombosis (dvt) prophylaxis in trauma patients
deep vein thrombosis (dvt) and pulmonary embolism (pte) are known as venous thromboembolism (vte). dvt occurs when a thrombus (a blood clot) forms in deep veins of the body, usually in the lower extremities. it can cause swelling or leg pain, but sometimes may occur with no symptoms. awareness of dvt is the best way to prevent the vte. patients with trauma are at increased risk of dvt and subse...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Heart Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2017.09.139