Thromboprophylaxis in Pregnant Women in Hospital: A Prospective Clinical Trial

Summary

Hospitalization in pregnancy and childbirth greatly increases the thromboembolic risk of these patients. The application of a protocol for assessing the risk of VTE reduces mortality and morbidity of these phenomena.

Timeline

Start

2014-12-01

Primary completion

2019-07-31

Completion

2019-12-28

Publications

• Background Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Reducing the risk of thrombosis and embolism during pregnancy and the puerperium. Green-top Guideline No. 37a 2009.
• Background Bates SM, Greer IA, Middeldorp S, Veenstra DL, Prabulos AM, Vandvik PO. VTE, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy, and pregnancy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):e691S-e736S. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-2300.
• Background Abbasi N, Balayla J, Laporta DP, Kezouh A, Abenhaim HA. Trends, risk factors and mortality among women with venous thromboembolism during labour and delivery: a population-based study of 8 million births. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2014 Feb;289(2):275-84. doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2923-8. Epub 2013 Jul 18.
• Results Hase EA, Barros VIPVL, Igai AMK, Francisco RPV, Zugaib M. Risk assessment of venous thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women hospitalized with cancer: Preliminary results from a risk score. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2018 Oct 18;73:e368. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2018/e368.
• Results Barros V, Igai A, Fernanda B, Bortolotto M, Francisco R, Zugaib M. Preventing Maternal Death and Morbidity from Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Results from a VTE Risk Score Trial during Hospitalization [abstract]. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020; 4 (Suppl 1). https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/preventing-maternal-death-and-morbidity-from-venous- thromboembolism-vte-results-from-a-vte-risk-score-trial-during-hospitalization/. Accessed August 6, 2020.

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