ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Thromboprophylaxis and mortality among patients who developed venous thromboembolism in seven major hospitals in Saudi Arabia.
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- Prevention of health care associated venous thromboembolism through implementing VTE prevention clinical practice guidelines in hospitalized medical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Implementation science : IS · 2020Pooled it
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- Blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio is associated with in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with venous thromboembolism: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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- Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Saudi Arabia: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2022Article
- Antithrombotic and antiplatelet effects of plant-derived compounds: a great utility potential for primary, secondary, and tertiary care in the framework of 3P medicine.The EPMA journal · 2022Review
- Physicians' perceptions and preferences for implementing venous thromboembolism (VTE) clinical practice guidelines: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Venous Thromboembolism Among Hospitalized Patients: Incidence and Adequacy of Thromboprophylaxis - A Retrospective Study.Vascular health and risk management · 2022Observational
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- Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis-prescribing patterns among elderly medical patients in a Saudi tertiary care center: success or failure?Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2020Article
- Clinical and imaging profiles of pulmonary embolism: a single-institution experience.International journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionVenous thromboembolism (VTE) during hospitalization is a serious and potentially fatal condition. Despite its effectiveness, evidence-based thromboprophylaxis is still underutilized in many countries including Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Our objectives were to determine how often hospital-acquired VTE patients received appropriate thromboprophylaxis, VTE-associated mortality, and the percentage of patients given anticoagulant therapy and adherence to it after discharged.
methodsThis study was conducted in seven major hospitals in Saudi Arabia. From July 1, 2009, till June 30, 2010, all recorded deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) cases were noted. Only patients with confirmed VTE diagnosis were included in the analysis.
resultsA total of 1241 confirmed VTE cases occurred during the 12-month period. Most (58.3%) of them were DVT only, 21.7% were PE, and 20% were both DVT and PE. 21.4% and 78.6% of confirmed VTE occurred in surgical and medical patients, respectively. Only 40.9% of VTE cases received appropriate prophylaxis (63.2% for surgical patients and 34.8% for medical patients;
conclusionThromboprophylaxis was underutilized in major Saudi hospitals denoting a gap between guideline and practice. This gap was more marked in medical than surgical patients. Hospital-acquired VTE was associated with significant mortality. Efforts to improve thromboprophylaxis utilization are warranted.
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