What Constitutes High Risk for Venous Thromboembolism? Comparing Approaches to Determining an Appropriate Threshold

Abstract

Background Guidelines recommend pharmacological venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis only for high-risk patients, but the probability of VTE considered “high-risk” is not specified. Our objective was to define an appropriate probability threshold (or range) for VTE risk stratification and corresponding prophylaxis in medical inpatients.