Establishment of a risk assessment tool for pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism and its clinical application: protocol for a prospective observational study in Beijing

• Main Authors: Yi Chen (Author), Yan Dai (Author), Jing Song (Author), Ling Wei (Author), Ying Ma (Author), Ning Tian (Author), Qian Wang (Author), Qian Zhang (Author), Yue Zhang (Author), Xiao Lan Wang (Author), Jun Zhang (Author), Rong Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy and puerperal periods is significantly higher than during the non-pregnant period and is one of the major causes of maternal mortality. Developed countries have promulgated guidelines for risk assessment and prevention of...