Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common, lethal disease that recurs frequently with serious long-term complications. To improve survival and prevent complications, risk factors need to be evaluated in hospital patients. This will help to modify exposures and target prophylaxis to the appropriate individual. There is a paucity of data for VTE risk assessment in Nigeria hospitals.

Aims: This study, assessed VTE risk factors in hospitalized patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.

Methods: This was an observational, case-control study on the prevalence of VTE risk factors in hospital patients. Three hundred and fifty (350) patients were recruited for the study: This comprised 150 medical patients, 140 surgical patients and a population of 60 healthy subjects served as the control group. Subjects were evaluated once using the Caprini risk assessment model (RAM).

Results: Over 50% of all hospitalized patients, were at risk for VTE. Surgical patients were at a higher risk than medical patients were. Hemoglobin concentration was associated with the risk of VTE in surgical patients, while d-dimer was associated with VTE risk in medical patients.

Conclusion(s): This study shows a high prevalence of VTE risk factors among hospitalized patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.

Figure 1 Prevalence of VTE risk factors in hospitalized

Figure 1 Prevalence of VTE risk factors in hospitalized

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