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General Internal Medicine • Thrombosis • Benign Hematology • Infectious Disease • Hemostasis/Thrombosis • Hospital Medicine • General Hospital Medicine
What is the role of anticoagulation in patients with septic thrombophlebitis?
Would you be comfortable with the use of DOACs?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The role of heparin anticoagulation in septic thrombophlebitis is controversial. There are limited to no randomized trials to document outcomes. A systematic review (Falagas et al., PMID 17222406) supported this practice, and the Infectious Disease Society also supports this practice. The role of or...
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