Risk assessment models for venous thromboembolism in hospitalised adult patients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospital-acquired thrombosis accounts for a large proportion of all venous thromboembolism (VTE), with significant morbidity and mortality. This subset of VTE can be reduced through accurate risk assessment and tailored pharmacological thromboprophylaxis. This systematic review aimed to determine the comparative accuracy of risk assessment models (RAMs) for predicting VTE in patients admitted to hospital.

Methods

A systematic search was performed across five electronic databases (including MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library) from inception to February 2021. All primary validation studies were eligible if they examined the accuracy of a multivariable RAM (or scoring system) for predicting the risk of developing VTE in hospitalised inpatients. Two or more re

SUBMITTER: Pandor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323381 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature