Background: Acutely ill hospitalized medicine patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and chemoprophylaxis of VTE is recommended for this patient population. Agents typically used for VTE chemoprophylaxis include unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) administered via subcutaneous injection one to three times daily. Over the past decade, new evidence is […]

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the hospital setting. While respiratory symptoms are the fundamental feature of COVID-19 infection, VTE is a known sequelae given the hypercoagulable state of the disease. Therefore, it is common for hospitalists to prescribe prophylactic anticoagulation in the inpatient setting for patients with […]