Table 2. Total number of VTE prophylaxis doses ordered, not administered, and documented as not administered due to patient refusal.

	Total Number ofDoses Ordered	Number of Ordered Doses NotAdministered (% of total)	Number of Doses Not Administered and Documented as Refused (% of Not Administered)
All Doses	103,160	12,239 (11.9%)	7,217 (59.0%)
Medication
UFH	86,958	11,161 (12.8%)*	6,630 (59.4%)†
Enoxaparin	16,202	1,078 (6.7%)	587 (54.5%)
Dose and Frequency
UFH 5000 units every 8 hours	58,299	6,852 (11.8%)*	3,813 (55.6%)*
UFH 5000 units every 12 hours	28,159	4,278 (15.2%)	2,798 (65.4%)
Enoxaparin 40 mg every 24 hours	12,211	876 (7.2%)	502 (57.3%)
Enoxaparin 30 mg every 12 hours	3,991	202 (5.1%)	85 (42.1%)
UFH 7500 units every 8 hours	500	31 (6.2%)	19 (61.3%)
Race
Black	43,081	5,793 (13.5%)*	3,586 (61.9%)*
Caucasian	54,123	5,670 (10.5%)	3,147 (55.5%)
Hispanic/Asian/Other	5,956	776 (13.0%)	484 (62.4%)
Sex
Female	51,305	6,085 (11.9%)	3,684 (60.5%)*
Male	51,855	6,154 (11.9%)	3,533 (57.4%)
Hospital Floor Type
Medicine	41,000	7,177 (17.5%)*	4,833 (67.3%)*
Surgery	42,299	3,567 (8.4%)	1,778 (49.8%)
Neurology	16,488	1,245 (7.4%)	564 (45.3%)
ICU	3,373	250 (7.6%)	42 (16.8%)

^*p<0.0001.

^†p = 0.002.