Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Medical Patients Receiving Chemoprophylaxis: A Focus on Obesity and Other Risk Factors

Conclusions:
The rate of VTE in critically ill medical patients remains high despite standard chemoprophylaxis. Obesity is among 8 risk factors independently associated with 90-day VTE.

Source: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - February 22, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Fontaine, G. V., Vigil, E., Wohlt, P. D., Lloyd, J. F., Evans, R. S., Collingridge, D. S., Stevens, S. M., Woller, S. C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research