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Y. Kagoma

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The impact of deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of major clinical outcomes

2015

Background. Critically ill patients appear to be at high risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism during their stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, little is known about the clinical course of venous thromboembolism in the ICU setting. We therefore evaluated, through a systematic review of the literature, the available data on the impact of a diagnosis of DVT on hospital and ICU stay, duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality in critically ill patients. We also tried to determine whether currently adopted prophylactic measures need to be revised and improved in the ICU setting. Materials and methods. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched up…

RiskCritical IllnessIntensive Care UnitCritically ill patients; Deep vein thrombosis; Meta-analysis; Outcomes; Cohort Studies; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Pulmonary Embolism; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research Design; Respiration Artificial; Risk; Thrombophilia; Treatment Outcome; Venous Thrombosis; Critical Illness; Hematology; Immunology and AllergyReviewDeep Vein Thrombosis Critically Ill Patients outcomes metanalysisCohort StudiesDeep vein thrombosiImmunology and AllergyHumansThrombophiliaMeta-analysiVenous ThrombosiHospital MortalityOutcomeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVenous ThrombosisHematologyLength of StayRespiration ArtificialIntensive Care UnitsTreatment OutcomeResearch DesignCritical IllneCritically ill patientCohort StudiePulmonary EmbolismHuman
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