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Does the incidence of DVT differ between public and private hospitals?
Observational
Yes
Does the incidence of DVT differ between public and private hospitals?
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The incidence of principal DVT diagnoses is higher in public hospitals, whereas comorbid DVT diagnoses are higher in private hospitals in Australia.
In this retrospective observational study, we observed that principal and comorbid diagnoses of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) occurred at a rate of 1.02 and 4.86 per 1000 admissions. Principal DVT diagnosis admissions were more common in the public hospital (1.29 vs 0.57 per 1000; P < 0.001), while the private hospital had nearly three times the admissions with comorbid DVT (2.99 vs 8.23 per 1000; P < 0.001). In-hospital mortality was uncommon (0.2% and 1.6% for principal and comorbid DVT diagnoses, respectively), and this did not differ significantly between the two hospitals.
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Shiraev et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Public hospital admission vs. Private hospital admission was evaluated on Principal DVT diagnosis admissions per 1000 (p=< 0.001).
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