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Table 4 Comparison of the appropriateness of the thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing any thromboprophylaxis

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

Fully aTP, n (%)

Partially aTP, n (%)

Category

Fully aTP, n (%)

Partially aTP, n (%)

Category

Fully aTP, n (%)

Partially aTP, n (%)

Fully aTP

Partially aTP

Fully aTP

Partially aTP

Fully aTP

Partially aTP

Low risk (n = 28)

13 (46.4)

-

Low risk (n = 11)

3 (27.3)

-

Low risk (n = 3)

2 (66.7)

-

0.471

-

0.505

-

0.502

-

Moderate risk (n = 73)

39 (53.4)

9 (12.3)

Moderate risk (n = 72)

38 (52.8)

6 (8.3)

Moderate risk (n = 51)

35 (68.6)

5 (9.8)

0.938

0.605

0.115

1.000

0.379

0.251

High risk (n = 239)

107 (44.8)

104 (43.5)

High risk (n = 186)

83 (44.6)

75 (40.3)

High risk (n = 137)

80 (58.4)

33 (22.1)

0.976

0.508

0.014

0.002

0.001

0.001

Total (n = 340)

159 (46.8)

113 (33.2)

Total (n = 269)

124 (46.1)

81 (30.0)

Total (n = 191)

117 (61.3)

38 (19.9)

0.870

0.411

0.001

0.014

0.001

0.045

  1. aTP Appropriateness of 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