Background: New treatments are available for treatment of venous thromboembolism.
Purpose: To review the evidence on the efficacy of interventions for treatment of deep …

Hospitals and emergency departments face the challenges of escalating healthcare costs,
mismatched resource utilization, concern over avoidable admissions, and hospital and …

Background: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a significant risk in patients undergoing
surgery for morbid obesity and may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In …

OBJECTIVE: To measure the per-event health plan costs for acute and follow-up treatment
not directed by a clinical study protocol in a group of commercially insured patients in 2 …

Background Patients with meningiomas carry an increased risk for postoperative venous
thromboembolic complications (VTE) including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and …

Purpose: Four strategies for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis have been validated
recently. The strategies use various combinations of assessment of a patient's clinical …

Background Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) appears to be safe and effective for
treating pulmonary embolism (PE), but its cost-effectiveness has not been assessed …

Background When planning oral surgery, dentists occasionally will have patients who first
need to have their anticoagulation regimen altered. To minimize the side effects and not …

PURPOSE: To summarize the evidence comparing the efficacy, safety, and costs of
outpatient and inpatient treatment of venous thromboembolism. METHODS: We searched …

Cancer patients are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism due to a range of factors
directly related to their disease and its treatment. Given the high incidence of post-surgical …