Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Julie Jaffray

Contributor:

Brian R. Branchford

Arash Mahajerin

Series:

Frontiers Research Topics

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frontiers Media SA 2018

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs less often in children than adults and therefore remains underrecognized despite increasing in incidence. Due to the risk of mortality, short- and long-term morbidity, and increased healthcare costs associated with pediatric VTE, this entity merits better understanding and consideration. With this Research Topic, we aim to highlight some special considerations of pediatric VTE, namely risk factors and epidemiology, rare types of pediatric thrombosis and considerations unique to specific clinical patient subgroups, approaches to management and treatment, and prevention