Table 2.

Frequency of patient characteristics

		Frequency	Per cent
Gender	Male	62	57.9
	Female	45	42.1
Anticoagulation protocol on admission	No anticoagulation	3	2.8
	Suboptimal prophylactic	9	8.4
	Optimal prophylactic	76	71.0
	Therapeutic dose	5	4.7
	On regular DOACs/warfarin	14	13.1
Type of VTE	Pulmonary embolism	6	5.6
	DVT	6	5.6
Imaging for VTE	No imaging	84	78.5
	Doppler ultrasound	10	9.3
	CTPA	13	12.1
Respiratory failure	No respiratory failure	10	9.3
	Respiratory failure	97	90.7
Intensive care admission	No ICU admission	70	65.4
	Required ICU admission	37	34.6
D-dimer protocol	Not done	35	32.7
	Within 24 hours	54	50.5
	After 24 hours	18	16.8

CTPA, CT pulmonary angiogram; DOACs, direct oral anticoagulants; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ICU, intensive care unit; VTE, venous thromboembolism.