Objectives: To identify independent risk factors of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
in geriatric inpatients and to define high‐risk patients likely to benefit from preventive …

Venous thromboembolism, including deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a
major source of morbidity and mortality among elderly patients. To improve our …

OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in older patients with
restricted mobility or functional disability. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional. SETTING: Forty‐two …

Background The efficacy of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis has not been established,
to our knowledge, in elderly patients hospitalized in subacute care facilities. Objectives To …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) comprises deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary
embolism (PE) both of which account for N250, 000 hospitalizations annually in the United …

Background: Epidemiologic studies on deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) have been mainly
confined to the inpatient population. The aim of this study was to investigate the association …

Background: There are no studies that define the basic epidemiology of pulmonary
embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the elderly. This project was …

The prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical patients remains questioned. All
consecutive outpatients admitted in our medical unit were considered for inclusion in this …

Background Little information is available concerning risk factors for venous
thromboembolism (VTE) in nonhospitalized patients. Participants and Methods An …

While the magnitude of venous thromboembolism (VTE) increases dramatically with
advancing age, relatively little is known about the contemporary management of VTE in the …