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Article: Cesarean section boosts VTE risk nearly ninefold.(Women's Health)(venous thromboembolism)(Brief article)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Women whose infants were delivered by cesarean section had a nearly ninefold higher risk of developing a postpartum venous thromboembolism, compared with women who had a vaginal delivery, based on a review of more than 80,000 deliveries during a 6-year period.
Also, the median time to the onset of symptoms from venous thromboembolism (VTE) was 5 days after delivery, a time when most of the women had already been discharged and were home. "It's therefore important to educate women about the signs and symptoms of VTE so that they can get timely medical care and reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality from VTE," Dr. Tannys Vance said at the annual clinical ...