February 20, 2007Annals of Internal Medicine541 citations
View Full PaperMeta-analysis: Anticoagulant Prophylaxis to Prevent Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Medical Patients
Structured PICO
Does anticoagulant prophylaxis prevent symptomatic venous thromboembolism in at-risk hospitalized medical patients?
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Population
at-risk hospitalized medical patients
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Intervention
Anticoagulant prophylaxis
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Outcome
symptomatic venous thromboembolismhard clinical
Anticoagulant prophylaxis is effective for preventing symptomatic VTE in hospitalized medical patients during treatment.
Abstract
Anticoagulant prophylaxis is effective in preventing symptomatic venous thromboembolism during anticoagulant prophylaxis in at-risk hospitalized medical patients. Additional research is needed to determine the risk for venous thromboembolism in these patients after prophylaxis has been stopped.