Meta-analysis of duration of venous thromboembolism risk following hospitalization in surgical and medical patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hospitalization increases venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, and over one-half of all VTE events occur after hospital admission. Current decisions on post-hospitalization VTE prophylaxis are not evidence-based. The duration of enhanced risk after hospitalization, in surgical and medical patients, is not well-known. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the rates of post-hospitalization VTE over time in patients that underwent surgery during their hospitalization and those that did not.

Methods

A literature search was performed through November 2023 using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane. Studies examining the incidence of VTE in hospitalized patients during a specified period following hospitalization were included. Studies were excluded if they focused on nonhospitalize

SUBMITTER: Jreij G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663622 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature