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Agarwal S, Lee AD, Raju RS, et al. Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?. Indian J Urol. 2009;25(1):11-6doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.45531.
Agarwal, S., Lee, A. D., Raju, R. S., & Stephen, E. (2009). Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?. Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India, 25(1), 11-6. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.45531
Agarwal, Sunil, et al. "Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?." Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India vol. 25,1 (2009): 11-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.45531
Agarwal S, Lee AD, Raju RS, Stephen E. Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?. Indian J Urol. 2009 Jan;25(1):11-6. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.45531. PMID: 19468423; PMCID: PMC2684304.
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Indian J Urol. 2009 Jan;25(1):11-6. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.45531.

Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?.

Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India

Sunil Agarwal, Arvind Dhas Lee, Ravish Sanghi Raju, Edwin Stephen

Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery Unit II and Vascular Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632 004, Tamil Nadu, India.

PMID: 19468423 PMCID: PMC2684304 DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.45531

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common and potentially life threatening condition. It continues to be under diagnosed and undertreated. Awareness among Indians regarding this potentially life-threatening disease is low. Contrary to earlier belief, the incidence of VTE in Asia and India is comparable to that in Western countries. The risk of VTE is especially high in hospitalized patients, in a majority of whom it is clinically silent. It is one of the commonest causes of unplanned readmission and preventable death. In the United States, it is responsible for more deaths than accidents. Thromboprophylaxis is highly effective in reducing the incidence of VTE without any increase in clinically significant bleeding. It is worth emphasizing that prevention of VTE is much easier and cheaper than its treatment.

Keywords: Thromboembolism; urology; venous

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