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18954836

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Venous thromboembolic complications -- deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism -- occur in a significant proportion of hospitalized medical patients. The incidence in acutely ill medical patients is 10%-40%, equivalent to that seen in general surgical patients. Prophylaxis is effective and well tolerated, yet remains under-prescribed in medical wards. Current recommendations for prophylaxis are generalized and do not specifically address many patient groups. Data on the prevalence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and infectious diseases are limited. However, studies on large numbers of hospitalized patients with these admission diagnoses have provided important information on incidence, and the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis. This review summarizes current knowledge of the epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and infectious diseases, and highlights the benefits of, and needs for, appropriate prophylaxis in these groups. Increased awareness of the prevalence of thrombosis in the major subgroups of medical inpatients should improve the prescribing of prophylaxis and prevent potentially avoidable and costly complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1555-7162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
935-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in cardiorespiratory and infectious disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Haematology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. raza@doctors.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't