Increasing Use of Pharmacologic Clot Prevention Among Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Increasing Use of Pharmacologic Clot Prevention Among Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AdobeStock_446278183-clot-1024x580.jpg 1024 580 Mary Bates, PhD https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6233ca2b7754ab7c4c820e14eb518c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Growing interest in preventing thrombosis and approval of direct oral anticoagulants may be driving a shift to pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis. In a new study, researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital assessed the use of thromboprophylaxis in adolescent patients with sickle cell disease over the last decade. Sickle cell disease (SCD) increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).…