Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice and its association with outcomes in Australia and New Zealand burns patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with burn injuries are considered to have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). While untreated VTEs can be fatal, no studies have examined chemoprophylaxis effectiveness. This study aimed to quantify the variation in prevalence of VTE prophylaxis use in patients in Australian and New Zealand burns units and whether prophylaxis use is associated with in-hospital outcomes following burn injury.

Methods

Admission data for adult burns patients (aged ≥16 years) admitted between 1 July 2016 and 31 December 2018 were extracted from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand. Mixed effects logistic regression modelling investigated whether VTE prophylaxis use was associated with the primary outcome of in-hospital mortality.

Results

There

SUBMITTER: Tracy LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7901708 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature