Extended thromboprophylaxis in the acutely ill medical patient after hospitalization - a paradigm shift in post-discharge thromboprophylaxis.

Publication Date

2018

Journal Title

Hosp Pract (1995)

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant healthcare burden with approximately 900,000 events annually in the United States, over half of which are healthcare-associated. This number is anticipated to double by 2050. Group prophylaxis strategies confined to the inpatient setting appear to have minimal impact on the reduction of post-discharge VTE in medically ill patients due to shortened lengths of stay and a heterogenous population that includes patients at low risk for VTE. In accordance with current guideline recommendations, very few (

Volume Number

46

Issue Number

1

Pages

5-15

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

General Internal Medicine

PMID

29171776

DOI

10.1080/21548331.2018.1410053

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