Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
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March 2015
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
[Thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children in Spain and Portugal].
Although critically ill children may be at risk from developing deep venous thrombosis (DVT), data on its incidence and effectiveness of thromboprophylaxis are lacking. ⋯ Despite the presence of risk factors for DVT in many patients, thromboprophylaxis is rarely prescribed, with low molecular weight heparin being the most used drug. Passive thromboprophylaxis use is anecdotal. There should be a consensus on guidelines of thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children.