Nonleg Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Adults | Zendy

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Nonleg Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Adults

Author(s) -

François Lamontagne,

Lauren M. McIntyre,

Peter Dodek,

Diane HeelsAnsdell,

Maureen O. Meade,

Julia Pemberton,

Yoanna Skrobik,

Ian Seppelt,

Nicholas E. Vlahakis,

John Muscedere,

Graham Reece,

Marlies Ostermann,

Soundrie Padayachee,

Jamal A. Alhashemi,

Michael Walsh,

Bradley R. Lewis,

David Schiff,

Alan R. Moody,

Nicole Zytaruk,

Martine Leblanc,

Deborah J. Cook

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.169

Subject(s) - medicine , deep vein , pulmonary embolism , thrombosis , population , venous thrombosis , prospective cohort study , cohort , cohort study , intensive care , intensive care unit , anticoagulant , surgery , intensive care medicine , environmental health

Critically ill patients are at risk of venous thrombosis, and therefore guidelines recommend daily thromboprophylaxis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) commonly occurs in the lower extremities but can occur in other sites including the head and neck, trunk, and upper extremities. The risk of nonleg deep venous thromboses (NLDVTs), predisposing factors, and the association between NLDVTs and pulmonary embolism (PE) or death are unclear.

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