Table 4.
Estimates of venous thromboembolic events in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients with 100% thromboprophylaxis. CI, confidence interval; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism.
| Diagnosis | Prophylaxis rate (%) | Symptomatic DVT events (95% CI) | Symptomatic PE events (95% CI) | VTE-related deaths (95% CI) | Total VTE Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 100 | 7,396 (4,769–26,261) | 1,976 (952–9,065) | 2,495 (1,268–11,439) | 11,867 |
| Respiratory failure | 100 | 7,602 (3,753–24,459) | 2,031 (800–7,903) | 2,565 (1,102–10,240) | 12,198 |
| Pneumonia | 100 | 5,290 (2,967–18,790) | 1,413 (695–5785) | 1,785 (852–7,714) | 8,488 |
| Cancer | 100 | 10,238 (2,856–19,144) | 2,735 (602–6,336) | 3,455 (757–7,891) | 16,428 |
| Stroke | 100 | 5,186 (1,307–9,984) | 1,385 (313–3,230) | 1,750 (373–4,006) | 8,321 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 100 | 4,367 (2,508–14,078) | 1,167 (513–4,369) | 1,474 (645–5,592) | 7,008 |
| Non-surgical trauma | 100 | 2,512 (1,161–8,073) | 671 (261–2,625) | 848 (301–3,248) | 4,031 |
| Arthropathy/spondylopathy | 100 | 5,349 (1,455–10,372) | 1,429 (914–4,181) | 2,151 (995–5,598) | 8,929 |
| Sepsis | 100 | 2,646 (1,195–8,077) | 707 (255–2,657) | 893 (338–3,386) | 4,246 |
| Paralysis/coma | 100 | 276 (195–1,341) | 74 (42–418) | 94 (52–529) | 444 |
| Total | 100 | 50,862 (22,166–140,579) | 13,588 (5,347–46,569) | 17,510 (6,683–59,643) | 81,960 |