Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of concurrent VTE diagnosis in hospitalised socially excluded individuals in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social exclusion (such as that experienced by people who are homeless, incarcerated or use drugs) increases morbidity across a range of diseases but is poorly captured in routine data sets. The aim of this study was to use a novel composite variable in a national-level hospital usage dataset to identify social exclusion and to determine whether social exclusion is associated with concurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalised patients in Ireland. Identifying and characterising this association in people who are socially excluded will inform VTE prevention and treatment strategies.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting

Irish Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) system, which collects diagnostic information by International Classification o

SUBMITTER: Carpenter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806692 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature