Thromboprophylaxis in medical patients.

Recent clinical studies have confirmed that acutely ill medical patients are at substantial risk of venous thromboembolism, which can be reduced by thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin. These studies have resulted in approval of a low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin) for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in medical patients bedridden as a result of acute illness.