Anticoagulation in venous thromboembolism

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) management considers diagnosis and therapy of DVT as well as prevention and risks of recurrence on stopping therapy. DVTs are treated in order to prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) fatality, morbidity and long-term pulmonary hypertension. DVT may also cause changes to the leg€”post-thrombotic syndrome.Varicose veinsRecently published clinical guidance from NICE on therapy for varicose veins discounts treatment with compression hosiery,2 largely because about 50% of patients are non-compliant and many more are only partially compliant with them. Unless the patient is unable or unwilling to undertake interventional therapy then compression hosiery for varicose veins is consigned to