TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism A1 - Pacheco, Luis D. A1 - Hankins, Gary D. V. A1 - Saade, George R. A2 - Pacheco, Luis D. A2 - Saade, George R. A2 - Hankins, Gary D.V. PY - 2015 T2 - Maternal Medicine AB - Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state secondary to blood stasis in the lower extremities, increased liver production of clotting factors, decreased fibrinolysis, and endothelial injury mostly at the time of delivery.1 The risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is five to six times higher than the nonpregnant population. Thromboembolic disease constitutes the most common cause of maternal mortality in developed nations.1 The risk of developing a thromboembolic complication is highest during the postpartum period. Particularly, the risk for PE is most pronounced in the postpartum. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115521106 ER -