Risk factors for inpatient venous thromboembolism despite thromboprophylaxis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the most common preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the hospital. Adequate thromboprophylaxis has reduced the rate of hospital-acquired VTE substantially; however, some inpatients still develop VTE even when they are prescribed thromboprophylaxis. Predictors associated with thromboprophylaxis failure are unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify risk factors for inpatient VTE despite thromboprophylaxis.

Materials and methods

We conducted a case-control study to identify independent predictors for inpatient VTE. Among patients discharged from the BJC HealthCare system between January 2010 and May 2011, we matched 94 cases who developed in-hospital VTE while taking thromboprophylaxis to 272 controls who did not develo

SUBMITTER: Wang TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4469358 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature