Evaluation of unmet clinical needs in prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in at-risk patient groups: pregnancy, elderly and obese patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) accounts for an estimated 900,000 cases per year in the US alone and constitutes a considerable burden on healthcare systems across the globe.

Objective

To understand why the burden is so high, qualitative and quantitative research was carried out to gain insights from experts, guidelines and published studies on the unmet clinical needs and therapeutic strategies in VTE prevention and treatment in three populations identified as being at increased risk of VTE and in whom VTE prevention and treatment were regarded as suboptimal: pregnant women, the elderly and obese patients.

Methodology

A gap analysis methodology was created to highlight unmet needs in VTE management and to discover the patient populations considered most at ri

SUBMITTER: Brenner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6935082 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature