Venous thromboembolism

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Treatment
Review: low molecular weight heparin reduces risk of venous thromboembolism in adults with leg immobilisation

Patricia Rosier
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 79. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: immediate antiplatelet therapy after acute ischaemic stroke reduces death or dependency and risk of recurrent stroke

Gail MacKenzie
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 49. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: compression plus pharmacological prophylaxis reduces VTE more than monotherapy in high-risk patients

Salima SJ Ladak
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 54. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: contraceptive patch and vaginal ring are as effective as oral contraceptives

Laura Serrant-Green
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 108. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: oral anticoagulants plus aspirin reduce arterial thromboembolism more than oral anticoagulants alone but only in patients with mechanical heart valves

Monica J E Parry
Evid. Based Nurs. 2007; 10: 79. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Nutritional supplementation after surgery for hip fracture reduced fracture related complications in otherwise healthy patients

Cindy Doucette
Evid. Based Nurs. 2007; 10: 56. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: once daily LMWH is as effective as twice daily LMWH for initial treatment of venous thromboembolism

Maureen Markle-Reid
Evid. Based Nurs. 2006; 9: 51. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: wearing graduated compression stockings during air travel reduces the risk of deep venous thromboembolism

Susan Campbell
Evid. Based Nurs. 2006; 9: 18. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: no evidence exists that thrombolysis is better than heparin for reducing the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism and death

Riek van den Berg
Evid. Based Nurs. 2005; 8: 52. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
Review: a low clinical probability plus a normal D-dimer test result excludes a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis

Patricia K Rosier
Evid. Based Nurs. 2005; 8: 58. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]