Venous thromboprophylaxis rates in medically ill patients in a teaching hospital in kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Objective: To assess the appropriateness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients, and to measure incidence of venous thromboembolism in a follow up period of eighteen month post discharge. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: The medical department of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Participants: 97 patients, admitted to the medical ward during the month of December 2015. Method: We longitudinally followed up 97 patients discharged from KAUH over a period of eighteen month.