Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive review of venous thromboembolism is written by experts in the field. All recommendations for treatment or for diagnostic tests are supported by critical appraisal using evidence-based medicine. Each chapter is followed by a brief summary of the level of evidence for recommendations, so that the reader can immediately separate out recommendations that are based on firm scientific grounds as opposed to those that are supported by weak evidence, such as cohort studies with historic controls or case studies.;The book includes a series of case studies that are the result of 20 years of experience with problems in venous thromboembolism. Each case is accompanied by reproductions of the actual diagnostic tests, and includes clinical outcomes and editorial comments regarding the clinical validity of diagnostic tests.
