Open AccessLength of Hospital Stay for Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and the Incidence of Recurrent Thromboembolism
Author(s) -
Richard H. White,
Hong Zhou,
Patrick S. Romano
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.9.1005
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , pulmonary embolism , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , cumulative incidence , deep vein , medical record , surgery , pediatrics , cohort , physics , optics , atrial fibrillation
Current guidelines suggest that all patients with acute deep venous thrombosis should be treated with intravenous heparin for at least 5 days, overlapping with warfarin sodium for 4 to 5 days.
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