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Venous Thromboembolic Disease

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The risk of new or recurrent Venous Thromboembolism versus the risk of perioperative bleeding while on anticoagulation should always be discussed with the surgeon.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Reena Julka MD

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christopher J. Wong MD

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Roosevelt Way NE 4525, Seattle, 98105, Washington, USA

    Christopher J. Wong

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, NE Pacific Street 1959, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

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Julka, R., Wong, C.J. (2013). Venous Thromboembolic Disease. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_17

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