Does the development of VTE increase health care costs in hospitalized medically ill patients?
Developing VTE during or after hospitalization significantly increases healthcare costs in medically ill patients.
Among medically ill patients admitted to the hospital, health care costs were significantly higher among those who developed VTE during hospitalization or after discharge compared with those who did not develop VTE.
Edelsberg et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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