Use of a Risk Assessment Model for Venous Thromboembolism Is Associated with Decreased Prophylaxis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is often overprescribed to patients at low risk for VTE. Whether risk assessment models (RAMs) reduce prescribing to low-risk patients is unknown. We incorporated a validated RAM into admission order sets to help physicians determine risk of VTE.

Objective

To quantify RAM use, determine its association with prophylaxis, and identify patient factors associated with concordance between calculated VTE risk and prophylaxis use. We hypothesized that use of the RAM would be associated with less prophylaxis.

Design

Cross-sectional study. We excluded surgical, COVID, and intensive care unit patients, and patients with contraindication to prophylaxis or already on anticoagulation.

Participants

Medical inpatients aged ≥

SUBMITTER: Gunaratne T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature