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Venous Thromboembolism Summary

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THROMBOEMBOLISM SUMMARY 2
Thromboembolism is a collective name used to refer to deep-vein thrombosis and
pulmonary embolism. The condition occurs when blood clots are formed in the systemic
venous circulation. The clots co-occur as there are no known reasons for the clotting to occur.
Once a patient has an unprovoked attack, he is at a higher risk of developing a secondary clot
at more vital organs like the lungs, leaving the feet where primary clotting occurs. In the long
term, the condition is likely to invite post-thrombotic syndrome in some patients
The article based its investigations on the adults who are first diagnosed with
unprovoked deep-vein thrombosis/ pulmonary embolism to improve the understanding of
prevention and treatment of thrombosis in people at a high risk of reoccurrence. Besides that,
other objectives included; identification of people who are at the highest risk of developing
recurrent venous thromboembolism and prevent it from happening (if possible), to identify
people who are at an increased risk of developing post-thrombotic syndrome, to determine
the potential barriers in implementing measures and treatment of venous thrombosis, to note
down the current knowledge about prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism and
to find the most cost-effective way of treating venous thromboembolism.
The authors used mixed data collection methods, such as questionnaire studies,
randomized control trials, qualitative studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, and patient
preferences. The research was done in UK practices and hospitals. An intervention of
treatment was done using extended anticoagulation oral therapy for two years. The results
obtained from the study showed that extended anticoagulation for two years was medically
adequate and less costly, with only a small increase in the risk of bleeding, there was no
difference in post-thrombotic syndrome incidence between those undergoing extended
treatment and those receiving standard care, extended coagulation with novel oral
anticoagulants was effective costly.

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Running head: THROMBOEMBOLISM SUMMARY Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Date 1 THROMBOEMBOLISM SUMMARY Thromboembolism is a collective name used to refer to deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The condition occurs when blood clots are formed in the systemic venous circulation. The clots co-occur as there are no known reasons for the clotting to occur. Once a patient has an unprovoked attack, he is at a higher risk of developing a secondary clot at more vital organs like the lungs, leaving the feet where primary clotting occurs. In the long term, the condition is likely to invite post-thrombotic syndrome in some patients The article based its investigations on the adults who are first diagnosed with unprovoked deep-vein thrombosis/ pulmonary embolism to improve the understanding of prevention and treatment of thrombosis in people at a high risk of reoccurrence. Besides that, other objectives included; identification of people who are at the highest risk of developing recurrent venous thromboembolism and prevent it from happening (if possible), to identify people who are at an increased risk of developing post-thrombotic syndrome, to ...
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