Open AccessThromboprophylaxis and mortality among patients who developed venous thromboembolism in seven major hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Fahad Al-Hameed,
Hasan M. AlDorzi,
Abdulelah I Qadhi,
Amira Shaker,
Farjah Algahtani,
Fawzi Aljassir,
Galila F Zahir,
Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir,
Mohammed H. Addar,
Mohamed S. Al-Hajjaj,
Mohamed Abdelaal,
Essam AboElnazar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_101_17
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thromboembolism , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , thrombosis
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) during hospitalization is a serious and potentially fatal condition. Despite its effectiveness, evidence-based thromboprophylaxis is still underutilized in many countries including Saudi Arabia.