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. 2017 Feb 16;43(4):514–518. doi: 10.1007/s11239-017-1478-0

Table 3.

Characteristics of index VTE episodes

Characteristic N %
VTE event type
 Lower extremity DVT 37 37.4
 Pulmonary embolism 26 26.3
 Portal vein thrombosis 2 2
 Upper extremity DVT 26 26.3
 Other venous thrombotic episode 8 8.1
Median time to thrombocytopenia (days) 89.5 NA

VTE venous thromboembolic, DVT deep vein thrombosis