Assessment and management of venous thrombo­embolism risk during pregnancy and the puerperium SAVE: The South African cohort

Background. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pregnancy and the puerperium are hypercoagulable states and increase the risk of VTE. There is a paucity of South African (SA) data related to use of thromboprophylaxis during pregnancy and the puerperiu...

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Main Authors: P Naidoo, R Mothilal, L Snyman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12556/8767