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Venous thromboembolism prophylactic methods in acute stroke patients – current state of knowledge
- 2Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
- chair and department of experimental and clinical pharmacology, medical university of warsaw
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Abstract
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and its sequel, pulmonary embolism (PE), are serious complications of stroke. There are pharmacological and physical methods to prevent these complications. The authors review the literature and present the current state of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of each of the DVT and PE prevention methods in stroke patients and cite current Polish, European and American recommendations regarding this issue. Heparins are the method of choice for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in both ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients.
Abstract
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and its sequel, pulmonary embolism (PE), are serious complications of stroke. There are pharmacological and physical methods to prevent these complications. The authors review the literature and present the current state of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of each of the DVT and PE prevention methods in stroke patients and cite current Polish, European and American recommendations regarding this issue. Heparins are the method of choice for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in both ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients.
Keywords
venous thromboembolism, deep venous thrombosis, stroke, prophylaxis
Title
Venous thromboembolism prophylactic methods in acute stroke patients – current state of knowledge
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
564-571
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388
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659
DOI
10.5114/ninp.2013.39074
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2013;47(6):564-571.
Keywords
venous thromboembolism
deep venous thrombosis
stroke
prophylaxis
Authors
Jan Paweł Bembenek
Anna Członkowska