RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 1115521106 T1 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism T2 Maternal Medicine YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071824163 LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115521106 RD 2024/10/10 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.