Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Neurocritical Care Patients: Are Current Practices, Best Practices?

Khara M SauroA SooA KramerP CouillardJ KrommD ZygunD J NivenS M BagshawH T Stelfox

Published in: Neurocritical care (2020)

Neurocritical care patients commonly receive mechanical VTE prophylaxis despite guidelines recommending the use of pharmacological VTE prophylaxis. Our findings suggest uncertainty around best VTE prophylaxis practices for neurocritical care patients remains.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
palliative care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
direct oral anticoagulants
health insurance