Numbers needed to treat to avoid adverse events were high for uncommon outcomes (452 for venous thromboembolism, for example) ...

The researchers found that per 10,000 person-years, the standardized VTE rates were 2.0, 10.0, 8.0, 8.1, 3.6, 2.1, 3.4, and 11.9 for nonuse, combined pills, vaginal ...

Opens in a new tab or window For older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there was no ... 95% CI 0.60-0.98). Venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates in ulcerative colitis patients were ...

Symptoms of thromboembolism can be vague, may be overlooked, or may be attributed to the consequences of protracted inflammatory bowel disease and/or side effects of its medications. We present a ...