Anatomical sites and clinical characteristics of venous thromboembolism in a tertiary hospital

BACKGROUND: Thrombosis is simply the inappropriate activation of clotting factors that occurs in veins. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common medical problem in hospitalized patients that might progress into serious lethal complications. Provoked VTE is associated with well-known risk factors, wh...

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Main Authors: Saeed Alshahrani, Abdulrahman Alfawzan, Ahmad Alswaidan, Ala Alkharaan, Mohammed Alabduljabar, Altaf Khan, Mohsen Alzahrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2020;volume=11;issue=3;spage=126;epage=131;aulast=Alshahrani