Extended prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after hospitalization for medical illness: A trial sequential and cumulative meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>The efficacy, safety, and clinical importance of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis (EDT) for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in medical patients remain unclear. We compared the efficacy and safety of EDT in patients hospitalized for medical illness.<h4...

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Main Authors: Navkaranbir S Bajaj, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Arman Qamar, Kartik Gupta, Ankur Gupta, Harsh Golwala, Javed Butler, Samuel Z Goldhaber, Mandeep R Mehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002797