Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in the Hospitalized Medical Patient

Acutely ill hospitalized medical patients are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population. A universal thromboprophylaxis strategy upon admission is inadequate as it fails to consider individual patient VTE and bleeding risk factors. Validated risk assessment...

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Published in:The Medical clinics of North America Vol. 109; no. 4; p. 749
Main Authors: Tsaftaridis, Nikolaos, Cholagh, Anthony, Kaatz, Scott, Spyropoulos, Alex C
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.07.2025
Subjects:
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Hospitalization
Humans
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Venous Thromboembolism - etiology
Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
Pulmonary embolism
Anticoagulants
Risk assessment models
Thrombosis risk factors
Deep vein thrombosis
Hospitalized medical patients
Venous thromboembolism thromboprophylaxis
ISSN:1557-9859, 1557-9859
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Summary:Acutely ill hospitalized medical patients are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population. A universal thromboprophylaxis strategy upon admission is inadequate as it fails to consider individual patient VTE and bleeding risk factors. Validated risk assessment models help identify patients at elevated risk for VTE or bleeding, facilitating appropriate thromboprophylaxis. Extended VTE thromboprophylaxis should be considered in high VTE risk patients at low bleed risk upon discharge as VTE risk can remain increased for up to 45 days postdischarge.
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ISSN:1557-9859
1557-9859
DOI:10.1016/j.mcna.2025.02.003