TY - JOUR
T1 - Postoperative thrombotic complications
T2 - Venous thromboembolism: Deep- vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
AU - De Wet, C. J.
AU - Pearl, R. G.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Venous thromboembolism is a fairly common complication in the perioperative period. Some risk factors are inherited and are more common than previously thought. Anesthesiologists must carefully evaluate a patient's current regimen for DVT prophylaxis when considering the risks and benefits of neuraxial blockade. Despite exciting diagnostic modalities for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, the diagnosis often goes unrecognized. The optimal diagnostic strategy remains debatable. Because the disease is often silent in nature and because fatal pulmonary embolism may be its first manifestation, adequate prophylaxis is the only reasonable management strategy. Unfortunately, it is often inadequate or underused.
AB - Venous thromboembolism is a fairly common complication in the perioperative period. Some risk factors are inherited and are more common than previously thought. Anesthesiologists must carefully evaluate a patient's current regimen for DVT prophylaxis when considering the risks and benefits of neuraxial blockade. Despite exciting diagnostic modalities for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, the diagnosis often goes unrecognized. The optimal diagnostic strategy remains debatable. Because the disease is often silent in nature and because fatal pulmonary embolism may be its first manifestation, adequate prophylaxis is the only reasonable management strategy. Unfortunately, it is often inadequate or underused.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032714289&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70139-5
DO - 10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70139-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032714289
SN - 0889-8537
VL - 17
SP - 895
EP - 922
JO - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
JF - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -