Dataset Information

Rate of venous thromboembolism among surgical patients in Australian hospitals: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite the burden of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among surgical patients on health systems in Australia, data on VTE incidence and its variation within Australia are lacking. We aim to explore VTE and subsequent mortality rates, trends and variations across Australian acute public hospitals.

Setting

A large retrospective cohort study using all elective surgical patients in 82 acute public hospitals during 2002-2009 in New South Wales, Australia.

Participants

Patients underwent elective surgery within 2 days of admission, aged between 18 and 90 years, and who were not transferred to another acute care facility; 4 362 624 patients were included.