What is the propholactic treatment of dvt?
Rhianna dearest you should be doing professional triage, you leave me with so little left to say. Prophylaxis means prevention, not treatment. Prophylactic management is only generally applied to those perceived of as being at risk or in at risk situations. These include long haul flights, where it is reasonable to consider anti-embolic stockings. The idea of using mini (75mg) aspirin in those at particular risk, seeks logical, but is as yet unproven. Women with a past history of DVT need to avoid hormone contraception, also the pill is generally stopped pre-operatively in all women, and prophylaxis is considered in pregnancy, as Rhianna suggested this takes the form of low molecular weight heparin injections, which are needed daily. This is often used in any individual considered at risk, when the are booked for elective surgery.
