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Venous thromboembolism occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies, emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of massive pulmonary embolism postpartum.
This brief review outlines the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and early management of massive pulmonary embolism during the postpartum period.
May heighten peripartum VTE vigilance; leaves open optimal prophylaxis and massive PE strategies.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), occurs in approximately one in 1000 pregnancies (James et al. 2006). Pregnant women are five t...
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Schmidt et al. (2016) studied this question. Venous thromboembolism occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies, emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of massive pulmonary embolism postpartum.
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