Venous Thromboembolism Risk and Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients in Iraq
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common unrecognized and underestimated preventable condition; there are no data estimating the prevalence of VTE risk factors among the Iraqi patients or information’s about the Iraqi physician’s practice for prophylaxis. Objective Assessing the prevalence of high-risk medical and surgical patients for developing VTE and to evaluate the utilization of appropriate prophylaxis in Iraq. Methods A prospective study conducted in eligible medical and surgical wards in ALYARMOUK teaching hospital in Baghdad-Iraq, we used Padua score and Caprini score as risk assessment models for medical and surgical patients, respectively, while the prophylaxis approaches were assessed according to the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) eighth edition. Results We enrolled 574 patients in this study (296 medical; 278 surgical) from April to June 2016, two hundred sixty-seven patients (46.5%) were at risk of VTE; 115 (38.9%) medical patients and 152 (54.7%) surgical patients. Among them, only 9 (7.8%) medical patients and 4 (2.6%) surgical patients received some form of prophylaxis. Only 25% of the prescribed prophylaxis was ordered according to the ACCP recommendations. Mechanical prophylaxis has never been ordered. Conclusion The prevalence of VTE risk is high in both medical and surgical patients with clear underutilization of prophylaxis for at-risk Iraqi hospitalized patients. The is a great need for implementing an educational program to improve both the quantity and quality of prophylaxis.
Authors and Affiliations
Hassan Mohammed Abass, Dhulfiqar Nidhal Alhilali, Haydar Fakhri Hadi Al Tukmagi
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