Table 4 Risk factors of patients and prophylaxis of venous thrombosis according to different wards
From: Use of venous thromboprophylaxis and adherence to guideline recommendations: a cross-sectional study
Ward | Medicine | Surgery | Critical care | Emergency | Overall | Test significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 166 | 155 | 44 | 32 | 397 | |
Mean age (sd) | 60 (17) | 59 (17) | 52 (18) | 71 (16) | 60 (17) | p < 0.05 |
Mean number risk factors (sd) | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.3) | 3.9 (1.8) | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.4) | p < 0.05 |
Moderate + High-risk patients n (%) | 112 (67) | 118 (76) | 42 (95) | 25 (78) | 297 (75) | p < 0.001 |
Contrain-dications to heparins n (%) | 25 (15) | 8 (5) | 7 (16) | 2 (6) | 42 (11) | p < 0.05 |
Prophylaxis all patients n (%) | 70 (42) | 109 (70) | 38 (86) | 14 (44) | 231 (58) | p < 0.001 |
Prophylaxis Moderate + High-risk patients n (%) | 66 (59) | 102 (86) | 38 (90.5) | 14 (56) | 220 (74) | p < 0.001 |