Profilaktyka i leczenie żylnej choroby zakrzepowo-zatorowej u kobiet w ciąży

• Main Authors: Jan Jakub Kęsik, Tomasz Zubilewicz, Piotr Terlecki, Andrzej Paluszkiewicz, Marek Iłżecki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-08-01
• Series: Menopause Review
• Subjects: venous thromboembolism; pregnancy; prevention; treatment
• Online Access: http://www.termedia.pl/Profilaktyka-i-leczenie-zylnej-choroby-zakrzepowo-zatorowej-u-kobiet-w-ciazy,4,15468,1,0.html

Pregnancy is connected with a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The pulmonary embolism (PE)as the most dangerous complication of vein thrombosis (DVT) is the leading cause of maternal death duringpregnancy. The development of ultrasonography in diagnosis of vascular disease significantly increased the diagnosisof vein thrombosis also in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to discuss the rules of VTE diagnostics,in particular ultrasonography and to present the recommendations for prevention and treatment of venousthromboembolism in pregnancy.