February 4, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may have a higher risk for upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than for lower-extremity DVT, yet the focus ...

In addition to her advanced age and obesity status, the patient had a history of pulmonary embolism managed with an inferior vena cava filter, increasing her risk of thrombosis. The group detailed the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — For patients with deep vein thrombosis, mortality rates and the prevalence of hemodynamically unstable pulmonary embolism are significantly higher when the upper extremities are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism appeared low for patients with upper extremity deep vein ...

HealthDay News — Patients with upper extremity deep and superficial vein thrombosis (UEDVT and UESVT) have low risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) but high mortality, according to a study ...

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used by healthcare professionals to obtain long-term central venous access in hospitalized patients. While there are numerous benefits ...

Objective: To describe and evaluate the impact, effectiveness, and safety of 2 models of outpatient deep venous thrombosis (DVT) management. Study Design: Observational health-records survey conducted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis experience fewer short- and long-term adverse outcomes compared ...

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ...

Recent years have brought more awareness of DVT (deep vein thrombosis); it’s behind those recommendations that you get up and walk around during long plane flights or extended periods of sitting, to ...