Obstetrical venous thromboembolism: Epidemiology and strategies for prophylaxis

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 81-86

  Friedman, Alexander M ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Care quality; Maternal mortality; Severe morbidity; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84960076205     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2015.11.011     Document Type: Review

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