title: Benefits of more aggressive VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a well-known risk in surgical patients, but it is also a significant and often unrecognized source of mortality and morbidity in hospitalized medical patients. The need for routine prophylaxis in the general medical population is increasingly supported.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Antithrombotic Therapy Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. leon.menajovsky@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: L Bernardo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Menajovsky
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spandorfer
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants