There is a documented high rate of post-discharge venographic DVT in hip arthroplasty patients even if prophylaxis is used for 7 to 10 days after surgery.

The main goal of DVT treatment is essentially to prevent fatal PE, recurrent venous thrombosis, and post-phlebitic syndrome. The latter condition seems to be rare in hip arthroplasty patients with ...

Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide-Based Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis After Mismatched Unrelated Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ...

The risk of recurrent deep venous thrombosis among heterozygous carriers of both factor V Leiden and the G20210A prothrombin mutation. N Engl J Med 1999;341:801-806 27.

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It is vital to differentiate cellulitis from conditions like shingles, a viral infection, or deep vein thrombosis, which can have serious effects if not treated correctly.

Background Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an important complication of stroke. Guidelines recommend that DVT prophylaxis should be guided by an assessment of the individual patient's risk. The authors ...

1. The in-hospital incidence of thromboembolic complications in patients with ICH is ≈7%, 288 and the risk of DVT is 4 times higher than in patients with acute ischemic stroke, 289 attributable in ...

* Any condition other than intracranial arterial stenosis that requires the subject to take any antithrombotic medication other than aspirin (NOTE: exceptions allowed for subcutaneous heparin for deep ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for VTE prevention recommend that patients discharged with VTE prophylaxis are offered verbal and written information on the ...

Another important concern of warfarin treatment for DVT is the duration of the treatment. The goals for the initial treatment of acute DVT are control of swelling and pain, prophylaxis of recurrent ...

Infective endocarditis is a rare condition with an incidence of less than 10 per 100 000 population/year. It is, however, associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Accepted clinical practice has ...