Open AccessRisk stratification for venous thrombosis in post-partum women in a tertiary care setup in south India
Author(s) -
Dripta Ramya Sahoo,
Gowri Dorairajan,
Palanivel Chinnakali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1564_18
Subject(s) - medicine , post partum , confidence interval , tertiary care , venous thrombosis , obstetrics , thrombosis , venous thromboembolism , pregnancy , gynecology , family medicine , surgery , genetics , biology
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) guidelines for thromboprophylaxis among post-partum women are recommended across Asia. This study was aimed to find the proportion of post-partum women eligible for thromboprophylaxis based on the RCOG guidelines and how many actually received it in a tertiary care health facility in south India.