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. 2023 Nov 9;7(8):102258.
doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102258. eCollection 2023 Nov.

A need to refine venous thromboembolism risk assessment: the challenge of optimizing patient selection for thromboprophylaxis among hospitalized adults

Jordan K Schaefer  1 , Paul J Grant  2
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A need to refine venous thromboembolism risk assessment: the challenge of optimizing patient selection for thromboprophylaxis among hospitalized adults

Jordan K Schaefer et al. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. .
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This conceptual illustration is meant to depict the challenge of balancing the competing risks of bleeding and thrombosis when making decisions about venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. These decisions are often guided by risk assessment models that may inconsistently categorize patient risk. Overprophylaxis of patients at low risk and underprophylaxis of patients at high risk is a continued clinical challenge.
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