Is Prophylactic Anticoagulation for Deep Venous Thrombosis Common Practice After Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
Author(s) -
Shyam Prabhakaran,
Patricia Herbers,
Jane Khoury,
Opeolu Adeoye,
Pooja Khatri,
Simona Ferioli,
Dawn Kleindorfer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008006
Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , prophylactic treatment , hematoma , univariate analysis , warfarin , surgery , logistic regression , anticoagulant , stroke (engine) , heparin , chemoprophylaxis , multivariate analysis , atrial fibrillation , glasgow coma scale , mechanical engineering , engineering
Prophylactic anticoagulation for deep venous thrombosis prevention after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is safe. Current guidelines recommend prophylactic anticoagulation after cessation of hematoma growth. We aimed to evaluate nationwide trends in deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis after ICH.
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