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May 1, 1991Archives of Internal Medicine

A Population-Based Perspective of the Hospital Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

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Population

Patients hospitalized between July 1, 1985, and December 31, 1986 in 16 short-stay hospitals in metropolitan…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

3 years

Authors

FAFrederick A. AndersonVascular / Pulmonary Vascular

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Overview

VTE carries high short- and long-term fatality; cohort data leaves open effects of current prevention and therapy.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients hospitalized between July 1, 1985, and December 31, 1986 in 16 short-stay hospitals in metropolitan Worcester, Mass
O
Outcome
Incidence and case-fatality rates of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolismhard clinical

Venous thromboembolism carries a substantial burden of disease with an inhospital case-fatality rate of 12% and long-term mortality reaching 30% at 3 years post-discharge.

Limitations

  • silent nature of this disease
  • low rate of autopsy in the United States

Cite This Study

Frederick A. Anderson (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd13dc0de68e8319e53dfdhttps://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1991.00400050081016
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