European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · May 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrior thromboprophylaxis and outcome in patients experiencing acute venous thromboembolism after an acute medical illness.
Even despite the use of thromboprophylaxis, some patients with an acute medical illness develop symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE). It is unclear whether the outcome in these patients is different in those in whom prophylaxis was not prescribed. ⋯ The outcome in patients with VTE provoked by medical immobilization was not influenced by the use of thromboprophylaxis during the period of immobility.