Thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients reduces pulmonary embolism, increases the risk of major haemorrhage and does not reduce total mortality, producing questionable net clinical benefit
- PMID: 22419771
- DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2012-100509
Thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients reduces pulmonary embolism, increases the risk of major haemorrhage and does not reduce total mortality, producing questionable net clinical benefit
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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients and those with stroke: a background review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.Ann Intern Med. 2011 Nov 1;155(9):602-15. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-9-201111010-00008. Ann Intern Med. 2011. PMID: 22041949 Review.
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