Abstract
The clinical impact of anticoagulant-related major bleeding in patients with venous thromboembolism is considerable, and clinicians should take this into account when deciding whether to continue long-term oral anticoagulant therapy in an individual patient.
Keywords
MedicineAnticoagulantCase fatality rateProspective cohort studyRandomized controlled trialCohort studySurgeryInternal medicineEpidemiology
MeSH Terms
AdministrationOralAnticoagulantsDrug Administration ScheduleHemorrhageHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsThromboembolismVenous Thrombosis
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- Year
- 2003
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- 139
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 893-900
- Citations
- 758
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Lori‐Ann Linkins,
P. Choi,
James D. Douketis
(2003).
Clinical impact of bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis..
PubMed
, 139
(11)
, 893-900.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-11-200312020-00007
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- DOI
- 10.7326/0003-4819-139-11-200312020-00007
- PMID
- 14644891