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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 444-446 |
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Pulmonary embolism in anticoagulated burn patient: A case report
Mohamed AlHarbi1, Amr AlKouny2, Ayaz Ahmed2, Borhan Hazazi2
1 Department of Anesthesiology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Anaethesia, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Amr AlKouny
Department of Anaethesia, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box: 22490, Riyadh - 11426
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/sja.sja_131_21
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) represents a continuous threat to burn patients. While many thromboprophylaxis regimens exist, the best prevention protocol remains indefinable. We report a case of a burn patient who developed pulmonary embolism despite receiving VTE prophylaxis.
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