title: Thromboprophylaxis: striking a balance between under-treatment and over-treatment.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients admitted to hospital. Pulmonary embolism results in 5-10% of deaths, and is the commonest cause of preventable deaths in hospitalised patients. In addition, considerable morbidity results from VTE, such as post-thrombotic syndrome and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The economic burden resulting from VTE and its complications is high.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Senaka.ucfm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajapakse
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants