title: Special situations: pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients.
abstract: Venous thromboembolic disease is not an uncommon problem associated with the geriatric patient. These patients are at significantly increased risk of DVT and PE compared with their younger counterparts. Their associated morbidity and mortality is also higher. Treatment of thrombotic disease in these patients necessitates close monitoring owing to their enhanced sensitivity to the effects of anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000235:genetics; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology