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

Table 4. Patient factors that influence prescribers to deviate from their preferred discharge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

Patient factor Enoxaparin discharge prophylaxis prescribers Aspirin discharge prophylaxis prescribers
Absolute percentage difference 95% CI P value Absolute percentage difference 95% CI P value
Intercept 94.4% 84.5% to 100% <0.001 89.2% 82.8% to 95.6% <0.001
Fracture
 Nonoperative pelvis Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Operative ankle −20.6% −30.1% to −11.1% <0.001 6.0% −0.6% to 12.7% 0.07
 Operative hip 1.0% −19.8% to 21.8% 0.93 3.0% −9.2% to 15.1% 0.63
 Operative proximal humerus −25.6% −41.6% to −9.7% 0.002 12.3% 4.4% to 20.2% 0.002
Solid organ injury
 No Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Yes −3.7% −19.8% to 12.3% 0.65 −6.3% −14.5% to 1.9% 0.13
Additional VTE risk factors
 No Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Yes 12.4% −3.5% to 28.4% 0.13 −11.5% −19.4% to −3.6% 0.005
Health insurance status
 Employer-based Ref (0.0%) Ref (0.0%)
 Uninsured −13.2% −22.7% to −3.7% 0.007 4.8% −1.9% to 11.4% 0.16

The values presented are based on the weighted sample.

VTEvenous thromboembolism