Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Patients

Given the increased incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients, which has been associated with increased survival of medically complex patients and increased use of invasive supportive measures, it is important to understand treatment options and unique aspects of anticoagulant...

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Autores principales: Malec, Lynn, Young, Guy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28293549
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2017.00026
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description Given the increased incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients, which has been associated with increased survival of medically complex patients and increased use of invasive supportive measures, it is important to understand treatment options and unique aspects of anticoagulant use in children. The objective of this mini-review is to outline the goals of treatment, treatment options, and adverse events associated with the use of anticoagulants in pediatric patients with VTE.
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spelling pubmed-53289742017-03-14 Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Patients Malec, Lynn Young, Guy Front Pediatr Pediatrics Given the increased incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients, which has been associated with increased survival of medically complex patients and increased use of invasive supportive measures, it is important to understand treatment options and unique aspects of anticoagulant use in children. The objective of this mini-review is to outline the goals of treatment, treatment options, and adverse events associated with the use of anticoagulants in pediatric patients with VTE. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5328974/ /pubmed/28293549 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2017.00026 Text en Copyright © 2017 Malec and Young. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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