Gurjeet Bhangu, Alistair Murray, Areeb Qayyum, Natasha Goumeniouk, Steve Goodacre, Beverley J Hunt, Omar Touhami, Jodie Tester, Megan Rees, Gary Hammerschlag, Diane Pascoe, Paul E Ronksley, James A King, Hyun Choi, Shaunagh McDermott, Gregoire Le Gal, Leslie Skeith
BACKGROUND: The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased postpartum and contributes to important morbidity and mortality. While there have been advances in evaluating diagnostic algorithms for suspected VTE during pregnancy, there is limited data for postpartum individuals. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a scoping review to describe and evaluate diagnostic strategies used to investigate suspected VTE in postpartum individuals. METHODS: A comprehensive search strategy was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (January 1, 2000-September 30, 2022) to identify original articles that reported on diagnostic strategies in postpartum individuals with suspected VTE...
February 19, 2024: Thrombosis Research