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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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Top ten articles in venous thromboembolism
Yaseen M Arabi, Abdulaziz Dawood, Ousama Dabbagh
Acting Chairman, Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Yaseen M Arabi
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, MC 1425,Acting Chairman, Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City P. O. Box 22490, Riyadh - 11426
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.27109
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Emerging literature about venous thromboembolism (VTE) increased our understanding of the risk factors, diagnosis, therapy and prophylaxis of this serious medical condition. In this review, we examine new studies on the incidence and the risk factors for VTE in the critically ill patients, diagnostic approaches to VTE, the relation between VTE and cardiovascular risk and duration of therapy. Also, we will review the new evidence on the use of electronic reminders to improve the adherence to VTE prophylaxis and the risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients receiving pharmacologic prophylaxis for VTE.
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