Oral Anticoagulation Therapy by Kathryn Kiser

Author:Kathryn Kiser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Risk factor

Example

Age

Risk doubles with each decade after age 50

Prior history of VTE

Strongest known risk factor for DVT and PE

Venous stasis

Major medical illness, major surgery, paralysis, obesity, varicose veins, immobility

Vascular injury

Major orthopedic surgery (e.g., knee and hip replacement), trauma (especially fractures of the pelvis, hip, or leg), indwelling venous catheters

Hypercoagulable states

Malignancy (diagnosed or occult), activated protein C resistance/factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene mutation, protein C/S deficiency, antithrombin deficiency, antiphospholipid antibodies, pregnancy/postpartum

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