A 69-year-old man with acute limb DVT after hip surgery is started on apixaban. He asks about flying next week. Minimum treatment duration before stop...

Question

A 69-year-old man with acute limb DVT after hip surgery is started on apixaban. He asks about flying next week. Minimum treatment duration before stopping?

Accepted Answer

3 months

Answer

6 weeks

Answer

6 months

Answer

Indefinite for all provoked DVT

Answer

1 year

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Provoked DVT-Minimum Duration

A 69-year-old man with acute limb DVT after hip surgery is started on apixaban. He asks about flying next week. Minimum treatment duration before stopping?