Venous thromboembolism in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to detail the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in England.

Methods

This was an exploratory retrospective analysis of observational data from the Hospital Episode Statistics dataset for England. All patients aged ≥18 years in England with a diagnosis of COVID-19 who had a hospital stay that was completed between 1st March 2020 and 31st March 2021 were included. A recorded diagnosis of VTE during the index stay or during a subsequent admission in the six weeks following discharge was the primary outcome in the main analysis. In secondary analysis, VTE diagnosis was the primary exposure and in-hospital mortality the primary outcome.

Results

Over the 13 months, 374,244 unique patients had

SUBMITTER: Roberts LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8944169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature