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Venous Thromboembolism Occurrence in the Setting of Nexplanon Insertion with Multiple Risk Factors: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Postpartum patients experience a 60-fold increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). We present a postpartum patient with severe pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and a recent Cesarean delivery, who was diagnosed with a VTE hours after a Nexplanon insertion on venous duplex ultrasound. She was started on anticoagulation, had the Nexplanon removed, and recovered well. This case highlights the importance of clinical suspicion for VTE in the postpartum period, presenting a postpartum VTE coinciding with a subdermal implant placement.

Source: Healthcare

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13202563

Authors: Jennifer Chin, Sarah Taga

Institutions: University of Washington, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of Hawaii System

Language: English

Topic: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Internal Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,258