Rate of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during the care continuum in patients with acute ischemic stroke in the United States

Rate of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during the care continuum in patients with acute ischemic stroke in the United States

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are frequent and life-threatening complications of ischemic stroke. We evaluated rates of symptomatic DVT/PE, and of in-hospital and post-discharge thromboprophylaxis in patients...

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Main Authors: Amin Alpesh N, Lin Jay, Thompson Stephen, Wiederkehr Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Acute ischemic stroke
Care continuum
Deep-vein thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Thromboprophylaxis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/13/17

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