Wednesday, October 1, 2014

BMJ - Sepsis & Post-Op Thrombosis

"Impact of sepsis on risk of postoperative arterial and venous thromboses: large prospective cohort study"

"Conclusions Preoperative sepsis represents an important independent risk factor for both arterial and venous thromboses. The risk of thrombosis increases with the severity of the inflammatory response and is higher in both emergent and elective surgical procedures. Suspicion of thrombosis should be higher in patients with sepsis who undergo surgery."  

http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5334

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