- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 14.1 Physiological changes of normal pregnancy
- 14.2 Nutrition in pregnancy
- 14.3 Medical management of normal pregnancy
- 14.4 Hypertension in pregnancy
- 14.5 Renal disease in pregnancy
- 14.6 Heart disease in pregnancy
- 14.7 Thrombosis in pregnancy
- 14.8 Chest diseases in pregnancy
- 14.9 Liver and gastrointestinal diseases in pregnancy
- 14.10 Diabetes in pregnancy
- 14.11 Endocrine disease in pregnancy
- 14.12 Neurological disease in pregnancy
- 14.13 The skin in pregnancy
- 14.14 Autoimmune rheumatic disorders and vasculitis in pregnancy
- 14.15 Infections in pregnancy
- 14.16 Blood disorders specific to pregnancy
- 14.17 Malignant disease in pregnancy
- 14.18 Prescribing in pregnancy
- 14.19 Benefits and risks of oral contraception
- 14.20 Benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine
(p. 2116) Thrombosis in pregnancy
- Chapter:
- (p. 2116) Thrombosis in pregnancy
- Author(s):
I.A. Greer
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.1407
November 30, 2011: This chapter has been re-evaluated and remains up-to-date. No changes have been necessary.
Aetiology—features that predispose to venous thromboembolism include (1) pregnancy is a thrombophilic state; (2) there is relative venous stasis during pregnancy; and (3) some endothelial damage to the pelvic vessels occurs during delivery.
Epidemiology— venous thromboembolism complicates around 1 in 1000 pregnancies, with highest risk just after delivery. Deep venous thromboses usually occur on the left side, and a much higher proportion are ileofemoral than in patients who are not pregnant....
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- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 14.1 Physiological changes of normal pregnancy
- 14.2 Nutrition in pregnancy
- 14.3 Medical management of normal pregnancy
- 14.4 Hypertension in pregnancy
- 14.5 Renal disease in pregnancy
- 14.6 Heart disease in pregnancy
- 14.7 Thrombosis in pregnancy
- 14.8 Chest diseases in pregnancy
- 14.9 Liver and gastrointestinal diseases in pregnancy
- 14.10 Diabetes in pregnancy
- 14.11 Endocrine disease in pregnancy
- 14.12 Neurological disease in pregnancy
- 14.13 The skin in pregnancy
- 14.14 Autoimmune rheumatic disorders and vasculitis in pregnancy
- 14.15 Infections in pregnancy
- 14.16 Blood disorders specific to pregnancy
- 14.17 Malignant disease in pregnancy
- 14.18 Prescribing in pregnancy
- 14.19 Benefits and risks of oral contraception
- 14.20 Benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine