Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the postpartum period: incidence, risk factors, and mortality
AH James, MG Jamison, LR Brancazio… - American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence, risk factors, and
mortality from pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism. STUDY DESIGN: The
Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality for the years 2000 to 2001 was queried for all
pregnancy-related discharges with a diagnosis of venous thromboembolism. RESULTS: The
rate of venous thromboembolism was 1.72 per 1000 deliveries with 1.1 deaths per 100,000 …
mortality from pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism. STUDY DESIGN: The
Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality for the years 2000 to 2001 was queried for all
pregnancy-related discharges with a diagnosis of venous thromboembolism. RESULTS: The
rate of venous thromboembolism was 1.72 per 1000 deliveries with 1.1 deaths per 100,000 …