Population
Patients with significant risks for thromboembolism in the perioperative period, specifically those…
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Review
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May support selective bridging only for recent VTE; leaves open randomized validation of LMWH protocols.
Perioperative bridging with intravenous heparin is recommended for patients with recent VTE but generally not for those with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves, with LMWH emerging as a safer and more efficient alternative.
Hewitt et al. (1999) studied this question.
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