Risk of venous thromboembolism and benefits of prophylaxis use in hospitalized medically ill US patients up to 180 days post-hospital discharge

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To assess the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding events with or without thromboprophylaxis and the associated costs in a cohort of medically ill patients in both in-hospital and outpatient settings.</p> <...

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Main Authors: Sengupta Nishan, Wang Li, Baser Onur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Online Access:http://www.thrombosisjournal.com/content/9/1/15