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VTE Prophylaxis in The Hospital: Johan Kurnianda
VTE Prophylaxis in The Hospital: Johan Kurnianda
in the Hospital
Johan Kurnianda
Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Faculty Gadjah Mada University
Yogyakarta
VTE : Spectrum of Disease
Virchow’s Triad
• Fatal PE
+DVT (%)
60 50
Major surgery 11.2
36
CHF 8.2 40
24
Varicose veins 5.8 20 11
Stroke 1.8
0
1 or more risks 96.3 1 2 3 4 5
2 or more risks 76.0 Number of Risk Factors
3 or more risks 39.0
Age (years)
40–60 20.1
61–70 36.4
> 71 62.5
Bahl V, et al. Ann Surg. 2009 Sept 22 Please see Following Page for Prophylaxis Safety Considerations Revised November 4, 2006
Haas, S. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2002; Pendleton, Amer J Hematology, 2005.
Abstracted from
Pendleton, R. Amer J
Hemat 2005.
VTE Risk Assessment
in Medical Patients
VTE Preventions in
Medical Patients
ENDORSE: Is Prophylaxis Used?
• 68,183 hospitalized patients, multinational
• Surgical 45%, medical 55%
• 52% at risk for VTE
– 41% of surgical at-risk patients don’t receive ACCP prophylaxis
– 60% of medical at-risk patients don’t receive ACCP prophylaxis
• Overall, 50% of at-risk patients receive prophylaxis
At-Risk Patients, %
100
80
60 No Px
26 41%
40 Receive Px
25 60%
20 38
17
0
Surgical Medical