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How would you approach post-operative VTE prophylaxis for renal transplant in patients with a prior history of provoked VTE?

Are there specific guidelines for managing this patient population?
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Hematology · Medical University of South Carolina
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I am not aware of published systematic reviews, risk models, or evidence-based guidelines for post-operative prophylaxis in renal transplant patients. Given both increased risk for VTE and bleeding, it is not surprising that there is a large variation in practice (for relatively recent survey on t...

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