Venous Thromboembolism and Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy

Updated on November 13, 2024 Overview Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state which increases the risk of venous thromboembolism. All clotting factors (apart from XI and XIII) are increased and stasis increases due to compression of the iliac veins by the gravid uterus. The incidence of DVT is 5x more in pregnancy. The incidence of DVT...

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Jeffrey Kalei
Jeffrey Kalei
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