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Table 3 Comparison of the appropriateness of the thromboprophylaxis according to the Caprini risk assessment model category

From: Education and clinical pharmacist-led management strategies for the risk and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in general surgery

Pre-education period (n = 340)

Post-education period (n = 269)

Intervention period (n = 191)

p1

p2

p3

Category

Any TP, n (%)

Optimal TP, n (%)

Category

Any TP, n (%)

Optimal TP, n (%)

Category

Any TP, n (%)

Optimal TP, n (%)

Any TP

Optimal TP

Any TP

Optimal TP

Any TP

Optimal TP

Low risk (n = 28)

13 (46.4)

13 (46.4)

Low risk (n = 11)

3 (27.3)

3 (27.3)

Low risk (n = 3)

2 (66.7)

2 (66.7)

0.471

0.471

0.505

0.505

0.600

0.600

Moderate risk (n = 73)

48 (65.8)

38 (52.1)

Moderate risk (n = 72)

44 (61.1)

38 (52.8)

Moderate risk (n = 51)

40 (78.4)

35 (68.6)

0.562

0.931

0.039

0.078

0.153

0.115

High risk (n = 239)

210 (87.9)

87 (36.4)

High risk (n = 186)

160 (86.0)

81 (43.5)

High risk (n = 137)

113 (82.5)

76 (55.5)

0.574

0.135

0.385

0.034

0.011

0.001

Total (n = 340)

271 (79.7)

138 (40.6)

Total (n = 269)

207 (77.0)

122 (45.4)

Total (n = 191)

155 (81.2)

113 (59.2)

0.411

0.238

0.278

0.004

0.002

0.001

  1. TP Thromboprophylaxis
  2. p1: P value between pre-training and post-training period
  3. p2: p value between post-training and the clinical pharmacist-intervention period
  4. p3: p value between pre-training and the clinical pharmacist-intervention period