This consensus statement provides clinical recommendations for diagnosing and managing VTE during pregnancy and the postpartum period, highlighting the safety of imaging and the use of LMWH.
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Informs VTE diagnosis and LMWH use in pregnancy; reinforces consensus on imaging safety and anticoagulation.
McLintock et al. (2011) conducted a review in Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment was evaluated. This consensus statement recommends whole leg compression ultrasonography for suspected DVT, appropriate imaging for PE, and low-molecular-weight heparin as preferred therapy for acute VTE in pregnancy.
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