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DOC: Risk of thrombosis and mortality in ibd

  • A retrospective study from 2018 reviewed the risk of thrombosis and mortality in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  • With a large sample size (1093) of patient diagnosed with either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
    • IBD patients have higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to longer periods of immobilization, obesity, inflammatory illness with internal bleeding, or use of steroids.
  • The prevalence of thrombosis in patients with IBD was 5.1% and mortality rate was higher on patients who suffered thrombosis (10.71% vs 1.45%).
  • VTE prophylaxis is needed for hospitalized patients with IBD
    • However, the current prophylaxis is not enough to avoid VTE
    • Patients may develop VTE despite the use of heparin prophylaxis

 

 

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