How to investigate and manage acute thrombosis in pregnancy

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains the leading cause of direct maternal death in the UK, despite the widespread use of personalised risk-stratified thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy. The primary risk factors associated with VTE are increasingly common, namely obesity, medical comorbidities and maternal age. Therefore, it is imperative that all clinicians seeing pregnant patients acutely can adequately assess, investigate and treat possible VTE. Clinical diagnosis of VTE is challenging due to its non-specific symptoms that mirror obstetric physiology.
Source: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research