TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Venous Thromboembolism A1 - Bang, Erica A1 - Pastores, Stephen M. A2 - Oropello, John M. A2 - Pastores, Stephen M. A2 - Kvetan, Vladimir PY - 1 T2 - Critical Care AB - KEY POINTSVenous thromboembolism (VTE) continues to elude diagnosis due to its diverse presentations and etiologies.Proximal deep vein thromboses (DVT) have a 90% likelihood of progressing to pulmonary embolism (PE).Although DVT and PE have similar risk factors and many overlapping features, the risk of death within 1 month is far higher in patients with PE than with DVT; thus, aggressive management for PE is recommended compared to isolated DVT.Risk stratification based on pretest probability results in a cost-effective and practical diagnostic evaluation of VTE.The major complications of anticoagulant therapy for VTE are hemorrhage and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.Focus must lie in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in order to improve survival of the critically ill patient with VTE. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136413949 ER -