Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation
Abstract Up to about 60% of venous thromboembolic events in a community are associated with hospitalization, and most can be prevented by appropriate thromboprophylaxis. Several randomized clinical trials and guidelines have addressed the issue of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients and reco...
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author | Bruno Ávila Ferreira Marcos deBastos Suely Meireles Rezende |
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description | Abstract Up to about 60% of venous thromboembolic events in a community are associated with hospitalization, and most can be prevented by appropriate thromboprophylaxis. Several randomized clinical trials and guidelines have addressed the issue of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients and recommended strategies to assess patients' risk and thromboprophylaxis. Simple and validated risk assessment models are available to assist physicians in selecting patients who are at high risk for VTE, in whom thromboprophylaxis should be used. However, some concepts employed are imprecise or not appropriately defined. Indeed, there has been wide variation in the onset, duration, and adequacy of thromboprophylaxis, as well as in the definition of some risk factors. In this article, we highlight these issues and the unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients mainly by addressing selected randomized clinical trials and guidelines. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8af2926562744a82a059fb429e28f7142023-08-02T06:44:47ZengElsevierResearch and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis2475-03792022-10-0167n/an/a10.1002/rth2.12827Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendationBruno Ávila Ferreira0Marcos deBastos1Suely Meireles Rezende2Faculty of Medicine Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte BrazilHospital Governador Israel Pinheiro Belo Horizonte BrazilFaculty of Medicine Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte BrazilAbstract Up to about 60% of venous thromboembolic events in a community are associated with hospitalization, and most can be prevented by appropriate thromboprophylaxis. Several randomized clinical trials and guidelines have addressed the issue of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients and recommended strategies to assess patients' risk and thromboprophylaxis. Simple and validated risk assessment models are available to assist physicians in selecting patients who are at high risk for VTE, in whom thromboprophylaxis should be used. However, some concepts employed are imprecise or not appropriately defined. Indeed, there has been wide variation in the onset, duration, and adequacy of thromboprophylaxis, as well as in the definition of some risk factors. In this article, we highlight these issues and the unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients mainly by addressing selected randomized clinical trials and guidelines.https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12827hospitalizationprophylaxisthromboprophylaxisthrombosisvenous thromboembolism |
spellingShingle | Bruno Ávila Ferreira Marcos deBastos Suely Meireles Rezende Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis hospitalization prophylaxis thromboprophylaxis thrombosis venous thromboembolism |
title | Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation |
title_full | Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation |
title_fullStr | Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation |
title_full_unstemmed | Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation |
title_short | Unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: An appraisal for the need of recommendation |
title_sort | unmet definitions in thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients an appraisal for the need of recommendation |
topic | hospitalization prophylaxis thromboprophylaxis thrombosis venous thromboembolism |
url | https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12827 |
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