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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Subcategories of VTE risk in<br />
surgical <strong>and</strong> non-surgical patients<br />
Low VTE Risk<br />
Surgical patients<br />
• Surgery lasting < 30 minutes<br />
• Injuries without or with only<br />
minor soft tissue trauma<br />
• No or only minor, additional<br />
predisposing risk factors<br />
Medical patients<br />
• Infection or acute inflammatory<br />
disease without bed rest<br />
• Central venous catheters<br />
• No or only minor, additional<br />
predisposing risk factors
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