Open Access<p>Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism, Risk Factors and Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients in the South West Region of Cameroon</p>
Author(s) -
Clovis Nkoké,
Marius Jordan Tchinde Ngueping,
Atemkeng Tsatedem Faustin,
Denis Teuwafeu,
Jérôme Boombhi,
Alain Ménanga
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s205935
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , venous thromboembolism , population , prospective cohort study , complication , surgery , pediatrics , thrombosis , physics , environmental health , optics
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in hospitalized patients. It is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Therefore, its prevention is of great importance. There is paucity of data on the incidence of VTE in hospitalized patients in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of symptomatic VTE, its risk factors and the proportion of patients at risk that receive thromboprophylaxis in patients hospitalized in the medical and surgical units in two hospitals in the South West Region of Cameroon.