Safety and efficacy of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a single‐center retrospective cohort study
Shatzel J, Dulai P, Harbin D, Cheung H, Reid T, Kim J, James S, Khine H, Batman S, Whyman J, Dickson R, Ornstein D. Safety and efficacy of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized patients with cirrhosis: a single‐center retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2015, 13: 1245-1253. PMID: 25955079, PMCID: PMC6658183, DOI: 10.1111/jth.13000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedAnticoagulantsDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHospitalizationHumansLength of StayLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedNew HampshireOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVenous ThromboembolismConceptsLow molecular weight heparinHospital bleeding eventsRetrospective cohort studyMolecular weight heparinVTE prophylaxisVenous thromboembolismBleeding eventsPharmacological thromboprophylaxisCirrhotic patientsCohort studyUnfractionated heparinWeight heparinSingle-center retrospective cohort studyEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreAcademic tertiary care referral centerRate of VTETertiary care referral centerRisk of VTEGastrointestinal bleeding eventsHospitalized cirrhotic patientsNew VTE eventsPharmacological VTE prophylaxisLiver Disease scoreHospital bleedingVTE events