Key result
The abstract presents a clinical vignette of a 62-year-old man with pneumonia to discuss the use and form of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients.
Why the study?
Should thromboprophylaxis be provided to hospitalized medical patients with pneumonia?
Should thromboprophylaxis be provided to hospitalized medical patients with pneumonia?
This article discusses the clinical decision-making process for providing thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients.
Individualized thromboprophylaxis decisions persist for medical inpatients with pneumonia; leaves open need for updated randomized evidence.
A 62-year-old man is admitted with fever, cough, and dyspnea. He is weak, appears to be dehydrated, and has purulent sputum. His temperature is 39.2°C, respirations 22, and blood pressure 128/69 mm Hg. There are crackles over the left lower lung field, and chest radiography shows a density in the left lower lobe that is consistent with pneumonia. Should thromboprophylaxis be provided? If so, in what form?
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Charles W. Francis (2007) conducted a review in Pneumonia (n=1). Thromboprophylaxis was evaluated. The abstract presents a clinical vignette of a 62-year-old man with pneumonia to discuss the use and form of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients.
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