The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in medical and critically ill patients

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

From the Intensive Care Department (Al-Hameed), Hematology Department (Abdelaal), College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine (Alaklabi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, the Intensive Care Department (Al-Dorzi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, the Department of Clinical Sciences (Bakhsh), College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, the General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care (Alomi), Ministry of Health, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Baik, Aldahan), Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brozek), the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Faculty of Health Sciences (Schünemann, Brozek, Akl, Wiercioch), American University of Beirut, the Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Faculty of Medicine (Darzi, Waziry), The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia