Factors associated with venous thromboembolism pharmacoprophylaxis initiation in hospitalized medical patients: the Medical Inpatients Thrombosis and Hemostasis study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although guidelines recommend risk assessment for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) to inform prophylaxis decisions, studies demonstrate inappropriate utilization of pharmacoprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients. Predictors of pharmacoprophylaxis initiation in medical inpatients remain largely unknown.

Objectives

To determine factors associated with HA-VTE pharmacoprophylaxis initiation in adults hospitalized on medical services.

Methods

We performed a cohort study using electronic health record data from adult patients hospitalized on medical services at 4 academic medical centers between 2016 and 2019. Main measures were candidate predictors of HA-VTE pharmacoprophylaxis initiation, including known HA-VTE risk factors, predicted HA-

SUBMITTER: Repp AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608142 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature