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. 2024 Sep 3;9(1):e001511. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001511

Table 3. Patient factors that influence prescribers to deviate from their preferred in-hospital venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

Patient factor Enoxaparin in-hospital prophylaxis prescribers Aspirin in-hospital prophylaxis prescribers
Absolute percentage difference 95% CI P value Absolute percentage difference 95% CI P value
Intercept 95.2% 91.9% to 98.5% <0.001 95.2% 84.1% to 100% <0.001
Fracture
 Nonoperative pelvis Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Operative ankle −4.3% −7.5% to −1.0% 0.01 4.0% −7.2% to 15.3% 0.48
 Operative hip −2.7% −8.3% to 3.0% 0.36 −2.5% −22.0% to 17.1% 0.80
 Operative proximal humerus −2.2% −5.5% to 1.1% 0.18 9.6% −2.1% to 21.4% 0.11
Solid organ injury
 No Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Yes 4.9% 1.6% to 8.2% 0.004 −5.6% −17.5% to 6.3% 0.36
Additional VTE risk factors
 No Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Yes 1.8% −1.4% to 5.1% 0.27 −18.9% −30.6% to −7.1% 0.002
Health insurance status
 Employer-based Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Uninsured −3.4% −6.6% to −0.1% 0.04 0.8% −10.5% to 12.0% 0.89

The values presented are based on the weighted sample.

VTEvenous thromboembolism