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Risk factors, morbidity, and treatment of thrombosis in children and young adults with active inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Sept 2013
Zitomersky Naamah L, Levine Anne E, Atkinson Benjamin J, Harney Kathy M, Verhave Menno, Bousvaros Athos, Lightdale Jenifer R, Trenor Cameron C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Pediatric inpatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rarely considered for thromboprophylaxis because of concerns about safety and underappreciation of thrombotic risk. We characterized thromboembolism (TE) in children and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at a single tertiary care hospital. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of an inpatient billing database for...
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