Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Who, when and what?
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Who, when and what?
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Who, when and what?
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Thromboprophylaxis in moderate risk patients<br />
Patients<br />
• Medical<br />
• Surgical<br />
- general, gynaecological,<br />
urologic, neurosurgery<br />
Options<br />
Duration<br />
• Low molecular weight heparin<br />
• Low dose heparin<br />
• Fondaparinux<br />
• Mechanical if high bleeding risk<br />
• Until discharge<br />
Geerts WH, et al. Chest 2008; 133: 381S- 453S