and complications due to VTE are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The multinational ENDORSE study examined the prevalence of risk factors for VTE and the use of ...

Nonetheless, this database has previously been identified as a high-quality source of ... between bisphosphonate use and the risk of venous thromboembolism, and are consistent with two other ...

A literature search identified six reports specifically addressing the issue of VTE risk in patients with cirrhosis. Reported rates of VTE development in such patients vary widely (0.5–8.2% ...

Objective: To evaluate the appropriateness of aspirin to prevent VTE in high-risk orthopedic surgery patients. Data sources: Guidelines published by the AAOS in 2011 and the ACCP in 2012 were ...

A fuller picture of protein S deficiency emerged with large-scale research showing the immense thrombotic risks faced by carriers of rare loss-of-function gene variants, though patients with ...

Risk of VTE is estimated at 2% in all patients with IBD and as high as 8% during active IBD, which is about two to three times higher than in the general population, as Xu's group noted.