Why the study?
Venous thromboembolism after hospital discharge poses a serious health risk, but assessments of patient characteristics, prophylaxis, treatment, outcomes, and temporal changes lack consistency.
Over a 20-year period, the 90-day risk of fatal PE or recurrent VTE after hospital discharge decreased in both medical and surgical patients, though major bleeding risk increased among medical patients.
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Post-discharge VTE risk declined over 20 years in medical and surgical patients; leaves open optimal prophylaxis balancing rising bleeding in medical patients.
Brenner et al. (2024) studied this question.
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