title: Thrombosis and coagulation: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism prophylaxis.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, VTE) is a common complication in surgical patients and is the primary cause of preventable deaths in hospitalized patients. Despite well-known risk factors, VTE prophylaxis is frequently not practiced according to recommended guidelines. Patients can readily be stratified according to their risk of perioperative VTE, and mechanical and pharmacologic prophylactic regimens can be tailored to their individual risk. Pharmacologic VTEprophylaxis should be the standard of care in most clinical settings given its ease of administration, low risk, and cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Division of General and Trauma Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Anaya
authors.forename: Avery B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nathens
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants