Background: The history of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and the rationale for
thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients are well understood. The situation is less clear for …

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment is a cornerstone for the
achievement of best practices and outcomes. Epidemiologic data and practices related to …

Limited data are available regarding the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE
prophylaxis use in hospitalised medically ill patients. We analysed data from the global …

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Our objectives were to determine how often hospital-acquired
VTE patients received appropriate thromboprophylaxis, VTE-associated mortality, and the …

Abstract BACKGROUND: Hospital‐acquired (HA) venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a
common source of morbidity/mortality. Prophylactic measures are underutilized. Available …

Thrombosis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease because it is the pathology
underlying venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischaemic heart disease, and ischaemic stroke …

Although venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major public health problem, until recently,
our understanding of the risk of VTE in hospitalized acutely ill medical patients has been …

Few studies have addressed the topic of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients
hospitalised in rehabilitation facilities. This patient population is rapidly growing, and data …

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) predominantly afflicts surgical and medical
patients in an acute hospital setting. Responsibility for VTE risk assessment and appropriate …

Background. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication during and after
hospitalisation, and is regarded as the most common cause of preventable death in …