Published: 21 June 2017
Author(s): Florence Hemon, Fabrice Fouchard, Cécile Tromeur, Karine Lacut, Grégoire Le Gal, Dominique Mottier, Francis Couturaud, Aurélien Delluc
Issue: June 2017
Section: Original Article

Whether the association between hospitalization and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is modified by the use of thromboprophylaxis in older patients remains insufficiently evaluated. Our objective was to estimate VTE risk associated with hospitalization for acute medical illness depending on prescription of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, in two different age categories using a 75years cutoff.

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