Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Effectiveness of Chemoprophylaxis
UEDVT is rare but some patients are high risk. Therefore, UEDVT risk factors should be added to VTE risk assessment models, and patients at high risk for UEDVT should receive chemoprophylaxis.
Authors
- Michael B. Rothberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-1876)
- Caroline Olt
- Bo Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-7639)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001728
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55
Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality