Venous Thromboembolism: An Ounce of Prevention

Prevention of venous thromboembolism.

Venous thromboembolism is the most common cause of preventable death among hospitalised patients. Systematic prophylaxis with antithrombotic agents in patients at risk for venous thromboembolism is the most effective approach to reduce morbidity and mortality. Despite this evidence, antithrombotic prophylaxis is still underused, due to the underestimation of incidence of venous thromboembolism ...

Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Prevention of venous thromboembolism.

Venous thromboembolism is a preventable cause of morbidity and death in hospitalized patients. In addition to administering correct and effective prophylaxis to the various treatment groups, therapy should be tailored to the individual based on the identification of baseline risk factors. No patient at significant risk for venous thrombosis should be left unprotected.

Asian venous thromboembolism guidelines: prevention of venous thromboembolism.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is under-utilized in Asia because of the misconception that its incidence is lower in Asians as compared to the Caucasians. The available data on VTE in Asia is limited due to the lack of well-designed multicenter randomized controlled trials as well as non-standardized research designs, making data comparison difficult. Emerging data indicates that the ...

Prevention of postoperative venous thromboembolism.

The publication of the 1991–1992 report of the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) [10] drew attention to prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in surgical patients as an area of clinical practice that requires attention. The report found that pulmonary embolism is an important cause of mortality in postoperative surgical patients and was responsible for 7 % of...