Scientific article
English

Effects of age on the risk of dying from pulmonary embolism or bleeding during treatment of deep vein thrombosis

Published inJournal of vascular surgery, vol. 54, no. 6 Suppl, p. 26S-32S
Publication date2011
Abstract

The risk of patients dying of pulmonary embolism (PE) or bleeding during the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and whether these risks are influenced by patient age, has not been thoroughly studied.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants/adverse effects/therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage/chemically induced/mortality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism/mortality/prevention & control
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy
Citation (ISO format)
MUÑOZ-TORRERO, Juan Francisco Sanchez et al. Effects of age on the risk of dying from pulmonary embolism or bleeding during treatment of deep vein thrombosis. In: Journal of vascular surgery, 2011, vol. 54, n° 6 Suppl, p. 26S–32S. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.114
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