Audit on the use of thromboprophylaxis during caesarean section

• Published in: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 138
• Main Authors: Oghoetuoma, J, Shahid, N, Nuttall, I D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2001

Thromboembolic disease is still a main cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In 1995 the RCOG working party on prophylaxis against thromboembolism has suggested that patients undergoing caesarean section should have a risk assessment and be given heparin prophylaxis if deemed to be high risk. I...