Inappropriate prescription of low molecular weight heparins for thromboprophylaxis among older hospitalized patients

Sabrina Garasto; Sergio Fusco; Graziano Onder; Federica Sganga; Federica Mammarella; Stefano Volpato; Carmelinda Ruggiero; Angela M. Abbatecola; Fabrizia Lattanzio; Andrea Corsonello

doi:10.1007/s40520-016-0571-0

Inappropriate prescription of low molecular weight heparins for thromboprophylaxis among older hospitalized patients

Sabrina Garasto, Sergio Fusco, Graziano Onder, Federica Sganga, Federica Mammarella, Stefano Volpato, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Angela M. Abbatecola, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Andrea Corsonello

Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani V.E. II

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Aim: To investigate the prevalence and clinical correlates of overprescribing and underprescribing of low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) for thromboprophylaxis among older medical inpatients. Methods: Eight hundred seventy six patients (mean age 81.5 ± 7.6 years, female gender 57.2 %) enrolled in a multicenter observational study of seven acute care wards of geriatric medicine in Italy. The risk of venous thromboembolism was ascertained by calculating the Padua score for each patient. Patients receiving appropriate prescription of LMHW during stay were compared to those receiving LMHW with a Padua score

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Aging clinical and experimental research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-016-0571-0
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Apr 25 2016

Keywords

Elderly
Hospital
Inappropriate prescription
Low molecular weight heparins

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Ageing
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Inappropriate prescription of low molecular weight heparins for thromboprophylaxis among older hospitalized patients. / Garasto, Sabrina; Fusco, Sergio; Onder, Graziano; Sganga, Federica; Mammarella, Federica; Volpato, Stefano; Ruggiero, Carmelinda; Abbatecola, Angela M.; Lattanzio, Fabrizia ; Corsonello, Andrea.

In: Aging clinical and experimental research, 25.04.2016, p. 1-8.

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Garasto, Sabrina ; Fusco, Sergio ; Onder, Graziano ; Sganga, Federica ; Mammarella, Federica ; Volpato, Stefano ; Ruggiero, Carmelinda ; Abbatecola, Angela M. ; Lattanzio, Fabrizia ; Corsonello, Andrea. / Inappropriate prescription of low molecular weight heparins for thromboprophylaxis among older hospitalized patients. In: Aging clinical and experimental research. 2016 ; pp. 1-8.

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