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Patients undergoing cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and…
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May warrant combined VTE prophylaxis in high-risk cardiothoracic surgery patients; extends European guidelines with risk-stratified recommendations.
These European guidelines provide risk-stratified recommendations for perioperative VTE prophylaxis in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.
Ahmed et al. (2017) conducted a review in Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. Pharmacological prophylaxis and intermittent pneumatic compression was evaluated. Pharmacological prophylaxis combined with intermittent pneumatic compression is suggested for high-risk patients undergoing cardiothoracic and vascular surgery to prevent venous thromboembolism.
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