Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Given that at least 60% of all venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in medically ill hospitalized patients occur in the weeks after hospital discharge, it seems time to support extended VTE prophylaxis in high-risk medical patients with a low bleeding risk who are discharged to post-acute care, said Patrick P. Coll, MD, AGSF, CMD, at the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
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