Thromboembolism Therapy

Research from South Manchester University, Department of Surgery provides new data about thromboembolism therapy

Published in Blood Weekly, May 10th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients with breast cancer" new findings in thromboembolism. According to a study from Manchester, the United Kingdom, "No randomized trial has yet studied venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Relevant articles were identified using Medline searches."

"Secondary articles were identified from the reference lists of key papers. The absence of randomized trials comparing different methods of VTE prophylaxis with controls makes an evidence-based consensus among breast cancer surgeons difficult. Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) and graduated...

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