Sentences with phrase «venous thromboembolism in»

Venous thromboembolism in adults screened for sickle cell trait: a population - based cohort study with nested case — control analysis

The large international study of 3,396 patients with venous thromboembolism in 31 countries shows, however, that rivaroxaban is more effective than aspirin.

An international study of 3,396 patients with venous thromboembolism in 31 countries shows that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is just as safe as aspirin and more effective at preventing blood clots.

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A large population - based study from Canada found that the risk of severe maternal morbidities ---- defined as hemorrhage that requires hysterectomy or transfusion, uterine rupture, anesthetic complications, shock, cardiac arrest, acute renal failure, assisted ventilation, venous thromboembolism, major infection, or in - hospital wound disruption or hematoma ---- was increased threefold for cesarean delivery as compared with vaginal delivery (2.7 % versus 0.9 %, respectively)(7).

Members of the Institure for Healthcare Improvement's Perinatal Improvement Community hosted a FREE call in January 2014 about Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) safety recommendations targeting maternal patients.

Obese women in the post-partum period are also at higher risk for venous thromboembolism, difficulty with lactation, and depression.

The study reported an increase in breast cancer, stroke and venous thromboembolism.

However, findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that long - term risk of heart attack did not persist, while the risk for venous thromboembolism — blood clot in veins and lungs — remained years after the procedure.

Genotype - guided warfarin dosing for patients undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty resulted in a reduced risk of the composite of major bleeding, elevated international normalized ratio (INR), venous thromboembolism (VTE), or death compared with clinically guided dosing, according to results of the Genetic Informatics Trial (GIFT) published in JAMA.

According to a recent review published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the overall incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (the dangerous disease that includes both pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis) in the month after a four - plus - hour flight is one in 4,600 flights.

Description: Venous thrombosis (VT) is the formation of a blood clot in the veins that can potentially lead to thromboembolism (i.e., the blocking of a blood vessel by a portion of the clot that has broken away from it).

The thrombus can be classified based on its location and the clinical signs it produces (eg, jugular venous thrombosis in large animals associated with prolonged venous catheterization, pulmonary arterial thromboembolism associated with heartworm disease in dogs).

Venous thromboembolisms — the life - threatening condition that happens when a blood clot breaks loose — are rare in healthy people.

About 75 percent of travel - related venous thromboembolisms are due to a lack of motion during long - haul flights, researchers in South Africa report.

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