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What is the optimal VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized patients with COVID-19?

Should we use a different dose in critically ill patients in the ICU? When should we consider intermediate-dose anticoagulation?
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Medical Oncology · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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At the moment, my personal recommendation, in general, is to follow the ASH guidelines. If the patient has cancer and other major comorbidities along with COVID-19, a discussion is warranted around adjusting the dose of anticoagulation to the presumed risk of VTE in the individual patient, understan...

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