Utilization of Traditional Anticoagulation forVenous Thromboembolism in Patientswith Liver Cirrhosis: Is It Safe? by Saad Qadwai in Current Trends in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Lupine Publishers
Patients with liver cirrhosis are known to have increased risk bleeding
particularly from gastrointestinal tract. However,
recent literature has shown that patients with liver cirrhosis are also
at increased risk of developing deep venous thrombosis and
pulmonary embolism. Therefore, it is important to consider prophylactic
and therapeutic anticoagulation in cirrhotic patients. In
this article, we have reviewed the available literature on the safety
and efficacy of the utilization of prophylactic and therapeutic
anticoagulation in cirrhotic patients.
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