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. 2017 Jul/Sep;40(3):276-287.
doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000166.

Special Circumstances and Populations

Ashley Singh  1 , Megan Foster, Pamela Chapman, Yousef Hattab, Sulaiman Alhassan, Omar Bajwa
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Special Circumstances and Populations

Ashley Singh et al. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2017 Jul/Sep.

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism is a condition that includes both deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Venous thromboembolism disease can result because of a combination of risk factors, including patient-related, treatment-related, and, more specifically, cancer-related factors. It is not disease-specific or a population-specific disorder, but it is more prevalent in certain specialty populations. This article will cover those specialty populations including cancer, pregnancy, and athletes.

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