Effectiveness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with liver disease

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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2019; 11(4): 379-390
Published online Apr 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i4.379

Table 2 Matched univariate results (n = 903)

	No prophylaxis	Prophylaxis
VTE or major bleeding	79 (8.7)^a	46 (5.1)
VTE¹	17 (1.9)	20 (2.2)
Major Bleeding¹	62 (6.9) ^b	26 (2.9)
In-hospital mortality	109 (12.1)	104 (11.5)
LOS (d)	10.5 ± 12.6	10.8 ± 14.8

Data presented as n (%) or mean ± SD.

¹One patient in each group experienced both a venous thromboembolism and major bleeding event.

^aP < 0.05 vs prophylaxis group;

^bP < 0.001 vs prophylaxis group. LOS: Hospital length of stay; VTE: Venous thromboembolism.

Citation: Yerke J, Bauer SR, Bass S, Torbic H, Militello M, Roach E, Hanouneh I, Welch S. Effectiveness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with liver disease. World J Hepatol 2019; 11(4): 379-390
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v11.i4.379