venous thromboembolism

Evaluation of Post-operative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Malignancy: A Single Centre Study

Md. Saffait Jamil, Most. Mahfuja Parvin, Jishan Mahmud, Md. Safiqul Islam, Md. Arifuzzaman & Shoaeb Imtiaz Alam · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Abdominal malignancy is a well-known cause of death worldwide. Treatment of abdominal malignancy (AM) includes surgery, adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy according to the disease extend and stage of the disease. But like any surgeries, AM surgery has many co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i51219

Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Sadique Salehin, Mahedi Afroz Shakil, Mst Anjuman Ara, Noorjahan Akter & Sharmin Akter Rime · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Among the most prevalent malignant neoplasms worldwide, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major threat to human life and health. The second most common cause of death for cancer patients receiving medical and surgical treatment is venous thromboembolism (VTE). Patients wit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i31190

Risk Asessment and Thromboprophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in the Antenatal Population in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Mkpe Abbey & Green Kinikanwo · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Aim: To review the venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in the antenatal population in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria and to perform a retrospective VTE risk assessment of the patients with a view of determining those patients that would have...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930375