European guidelines on peri-operative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: first update.

Abstract

Rationale and updated recommendationsVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a rare but potentially fatal event for women during pregnancy and postpartum: in a national retrospective cohort of 1 235 149 caesarean deliveries in the United States, VTE incidence was 2.1 per 1000 deliveries at 330 days following delivery (95% confidence interval: 2.0 to 2.2). 1