Journal article
How do we manage venous thromboembolism in pregnancy? A retrospective review of the practice of diagnosing and managing pregnancy‐related venous thromboembolism at two major hospitals in Australia and New Zealand
Abstract
BACKGROUND: North American and European literature suggest that the incidence rate for pregnancy-related thromboembolism (VTE) ranges from 0.5 to 2 per 1000 pregnancies. However, there is a paucity of data regarding pregnancy-related VTE in Australia and New Zealand.
AIMS: To define the epidemiology, management and adverse effects of pregnancy-related VTE in Australia and New Zealand.
Authors
Chan N; Merriman E; Hyder S; Woulfe T; Tran H; Chunilal S
Journal
Internal Medicine Journal, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 1104–1112
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02863.x
ISSN
1444-0903