Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in a Racially Diverse Population of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Contemporary incidence data for venous thromboembolism (VTE) from racially diverse populations are limited. The racial distribution of Oklahoma County closely mirrors that of the United States.

Objective

 To evaluate VTE incidence and mortality, including demographic and racial subgroups.

Design

 Population-based prospective study.

Setting

 We conducted VTE surveillance at all relevant tertiary care facilities and outpatient clinics in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma during 2012 to 2014, using both active and passive methods. Active surveillance involved reviewing all imaging reports used to diagnose VTE. Passive surveillance entailed identifying VTE events from hospital discharge data and death certificate records.

Measurements

 We used Poisson re

SUBMITTER: Wendelboe AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature