Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2011
Multicenter StudyCurrent treatment practices of venous thromboembolism in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units.
To describe current treatment practices of VTE in patients admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and compare these practices to published guidelines. ⋯ Confirmed VTEs in patients admitted to PICUs are most frequently treated with systemic anticoagulation; however, more intensive treatments such as systemic thrombolysis and surgical or interventional procedures are not uncommon in this critically ill population. Current practices deviate from the published antithrombotic guidelines developed for the general pediatric population.