Thrombophilia and the Obstetric Patient

• Published in: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 110; no. 3; pp. 669 - 674
• Main Authors: Cleary-Goldman, Jane, Bettes, Barbara, Robinson, Julian N, Norwitz, Errol, Schulkin, Jay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.09.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Attitude of Health Personnel; Biological and medical sciences; Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation; Female; Gynecology - standards; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Health Care Surveys; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Obstetrics - standards; Platelet diseases and coagulopathies; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - drug therapy; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - genetics; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - prevention & control; Quality of Health Care; Surveys and Questionnaires; Thrombophilia - diagnosis; Thrombophilia - drug therapy; Thrombophilia - genetics; Thrombophilia - prevention & control; United States; United States; Pregnancy; Human; Hypercoagulability; Thrombophilia; Gynecology; Hemopathy; Delivery; Obstetrics; Coagulopathy

OBJECTIVE:To examine how practicing obstetricians evaluate and manage thrombophilias in selected clinical situations. METHODS:A questionnaire investigating knowledge and practice patterns pertaining to thrombophilia was mailed to 300 randomly selected American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologi...