Journal article
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in elderly patients with multimorbidity
Abstract
Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (TP) is known to reduce venous thromboembolism (VTE) in medical inpatients, but the criteria for risk-driven prescription, safety and impact on mortality are still debated. We analyze data on elderly patients with multimorbidities admitted in the year 2010 to the Italian internal medicine wards participating in the REPOSI registry to investigate the rate of TP during the hospital stay, and analyze the factors …
Authors
Marcucci M; Iorio A; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Djade CD; Marengoni A; Salerno F; Corrao S; Mannucci PM
Journal
Internal and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 509–520
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2013
DOI
10.1007/s11739-013-0944-8
ISSN
1828-0447