Key points A 57-year-old man presented to the emergency department with back and right upper quadrant abdominal pain that progressed to painful right leg swelling over a few days. His vital signs at ...

Six weeks of anticoagulation is suggested rather than 3 months for select pediatric patients with provoked VTE. HealthDay News — In clinical guidelines issued by the American Society of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears substantially greater in patients with placenta accrete than in other pregnant patients, found a small single-center study presented ...

They aim to improve health outcomes by providing evidence-based recommendations for managing VTE in children. The new and updated pediatric VTE clinical guidelines incorporate the latest research ...

The VTE rate ratios were significantly greater for all forms of hormonal contraception, except for progestin-only pills, compared with non-use. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) continues to be a risk ...

The researchers found that per 10,000 person-years, the standardized VTE rates were 2.0, 10.0, 8.0, 8.1, 3.6, 2.1, 3.4, and 11.9 for nonuse, combined pills, vaginal ...

Risk of VTE among different hormonal contraceptives varied by method and dose. Combined pills and injections had the highest risk. Pregnancy also carries heightened VTE risk. Among hormonal ...

Patients who received the original 2-dose monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series were less likely than unvaccinated individuals to be hospitalized for COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism.

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DVT prophylaxis reduces the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis through medications, compression stockings, and devices. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can occur when a blood clot forms in a deep ...

Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and increasing urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio are each independently associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism after hospital ...

Exposure to common cancer treatments within 3 months before COVID-19 infection increased risk for VTE by 33%. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy appeared linked to a particularly high elevated ...