Published: 11 March 2016
Author(s): Adel Merah, Laurent Bertoletti, Mouzayan Ginzarly, David Zeltser, Manuel Barrón, Inmaculada Cañas, Jaume Villalta, Eugenio Bucherini, Manuel Monreal, on behalf of the RIETE investigators
Section: Original Article
Even despite the use of thromboprophylaxis, some patients with an acute medical illness develop symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE). It is unclear whether the outcome in these patients is different in those in whom prophylaxis was not prescribed.
