Context: Guidelines to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) have been widely
distributed and generally have been assumed tobe effective. Therefore, among hospitalized …

Background: Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in hospitalized patients. Most hospitalized patients with a fatal pulmonary embolism …

Objectives To identify and characterize cases of potentially preventable venous
thromboembolism (VTE): cases for which thromboprophylaxis was indicated, according to …

Background Information about the variation in the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE)
and in prophylaxis practices around the world is scarce. The ENDORSE (Epidemiologic …

The 7th conference of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP7) provides
recommendations on the type, dose, and duration of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized …

Introduction Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the most common preventable cause of
morbidity and mortality in the hospital. Adequate thromboprophylaxis has reduced the rate of …

Background Hospitalized patients with medical illness are especially susceptible to the
development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods To improve our understanding of …

Background—Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis remains underused among
hospitalized patients. We designed and carried out a large, multicenter, randomized …

Background: As hospitalized medical patients may be at risk of venous thromboembolism
(VTE), evidence‐based guidelines are available to help physicians assess patients' risk for …

Background Evidence-based guidelines recommend that acutely ill hospitalized medical
patients who are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) should receive prophylaxis. Our …