Lesiones leves en miembros inferiores están más relacionadas con TVP

Minor injuries in the leg are associated with greater risk for venous thrombosis, according to the results of a large, population-based, case-control study reported in the January 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Therefore, there may be an important task for general practitioners to identify subjects who are at a high risk of developing venous thrombosis and subsequently to provide prophylactic measures.»  Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:21-26.

Es segura la trombolisis en embolia pulmonar aguda y en TVP?

There is no evidence that thrombolysis has a benefit over standard anticoagulant treatment in normotensive patients with acute PE, but more research is needed to better identify the subgroup of patients with nonmassive PE in whom the risk-benefit ratio is most favorable. Until this group is defined and the benefit of thrombolytic therapy is demonstrated, thrombolytic therapy should only be considered in patients with signs of massive PE and hemodynamic shock. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2007 Nov;33(8):821-8