Retrospective Study
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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2019; 11(4): 379-390
Published online Apr 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i4.379
Effectiveness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with liver disease
Jason Yerke, Seth R. Bauer, Stephanie Bass, Heather Torbic, Michael Militello, Erin Roach, Ibrahim Hanouneh, Sarah Welch
Jason Yerke, Seth R. Bauer, Stephanie Bass, Heather Torbic, Michael Militello, Sarah Welch, Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Erin Roach, Department of Pharmacy, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Ibrahim Hanouneh, Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
Author contributions: Yerke J, Welch S, Bauer S, Bass S, Torbic H and Militello M conceived the research study design; Yerke J collected data; Yerke J and Welch S interpreted data; Yerke J drafted the manuscript; Yerke J, Welch S, Bauer S, Bass S, Torbic H, Militello M, Hanouneh I and Roach E critically revised the manuscript.
Supported by: Cleveland Clinic Department of Pharmacy.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Hanouneh reports personal fees from Merck and Co., personal fees from Dova Pharmaceuticals, personal fees from Gilead Sciences, Inc., outside the submitted work; all other authors report no potential conflicts of interest.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE statement checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE statement checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jason Yerke, PharmD, Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. yerkej@ccf.org
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Received: January 10, 2019
Peer-review started: January 10, 2019
First decision: March 5, 2019
Revised: March 22, 2019
Accepted: April 8, 2019
Article in press: April 8, 2019
Published online: April 27, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: While patients with cirrhosis have historically been considered to be coagulopathic, recent data suggests that these patients may be both hypo- and hypercoagulable. Recommendation for provision of chemoprophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in this group of patients is lacking. In our study, pharmacological VTE prophylaxis decreased composite rates of major bleeding and VTE but was not protective against VTE, further demonstrating the uncertain utility of chemoprophylaxis in this population.