Minerva medica
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Multicenter Study
Unawareness of thromboprophylaxis is associated with low venous thromboembolism occurrence in hospitalized patients with acute inflammatory bowel disease flare.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a set of chronic inflammatory diseases associated with significant morbidity. Generally, IBD patients have twice the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to healthy controls. VTE can occur both, during hospital stay or after discharge. We aimed to assess the incidence among IBD patients who were hospitalized for disease exacerbation. ⋯ In-hospital VTE is rare among IBD patients admitted with exacerbation. Further studies are warranted to assess risk factors for in-hospital VTE development and to assess further the role of prophylactic anticoagulation among IBD patients with bloody diarrhea.