Characterization of Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Medical Inpatients Using Different Clinical Risk Assessment Models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs in about 1% of patients within 3 months after admission to a medical unit. Recent evidence for thromboprophylaxis in an unselected medical inpatient population has suggested only a modest net benefit. Consequently, guidelines recommend careful risk stratification to guide thromboprophylaxis.

Objectives

To compare candidacy for thromboprophylaxis according to 4 risk stratification models: a regional preprinted order (PPO) set used in the study institution, the Padua Prediction Score, and the IMPROVE predictive and associative risk assessment models.

Methods

A retrospective review of health records was undertaken for patients with no contraindication to pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis who were admitted to the i

SUBMITTER: Rafizadeh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5242277 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature