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What is your preferred first-line agent for VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients with adequate renal function?
Do you prefer heparin, enoxaparin, DOAC, or aspirin?
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Lovenox. It can also be dose adjusted for poor renal clearance if needed; otherwise, Heparin.
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at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
DOACs, unless planned procedures to increase adher...
at Baylor University Medical Center
Although oral anticoagulation therapies would avoi...
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