[Thromboembolic disease in the puerperium (is thrombotic prophylaxis necessary in the puerperium)]

The author makes retrospectively investigation in 3064 young mothers about determination on dependence between thromboembolism and varices in early puerperium. He finds varices in 1.01% of cases from which 84% are without prophylaxis. In 42% of them with complaints are applied medicine. In 0.13% of cases in puerperium develops thrombophlebitis (0.08-1.35% in bibliography information). The author finds in 0.098% of cases pulmonary thromboembolism (0.04-0.05% in bibliography information). In 77% of them he find out birth traumatism. In conclusion the author recommends prophylaxis with Heparin in early puerperium by cases with previous thromboembolism, traumatic parturition and doubt for infection.