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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Service—Mostly Cancer—Patients at Hospital Discharge John Fanikos, RPh, MBA, Amanda Rao, BS, Andrew C. Seger, PharmD, Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, Elaine Catapane, MED, MT, Xiaohua Chen, MA, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 124, Issue 12, Pages 1143-1150 (December 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.07.031 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Kaplan-Meier estimates of the freedom from deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in the extended prophylaxis after discharge and no prophylaxis after discharge groups. HR=hazard ratio; VTE=venous thromboembolism. The American Journal of Medicine 2011 124, 1143-1150DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.07.031) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions