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February 01, 2010; Volume 77,Issue 2
Pai, Menaka
- You have accessPreventing venous thromboembolism in long-term care residents: Cautious advice based on limited dataMenaka Pai, MD, FRCP(C) and James D. Douketis, MD, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 123-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09096
More research is needed to ascertain which long-term care residents would benefit most from anticoagulant prophylaxis. In the absence of evidence-based guidelines, we advocate a selective approach.