Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis may cause more harm than benefit: an evidence-based analysis of Canadian and international guidelines
Abstract A majority of deep vein thromboses identified in screening studies of hospitalized patients remain clinically insignificant. Guidelines based on these studies markedly overestimate the risk of clinical venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the benefit of heparin prophylaxis. Accordingly, in 2012...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Thrombosis Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-018-0180-6 |