Prevalence of Asymptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Depressive Inpatients.

Masahiro TakeshimaHiroyasu IshikawaYoshiaki UmetaMizuki KudohAkise UmakoshiKazuhisa Yoshizawa Yu ItoTomoko HosoyaKo TsutsuiHidenobu OhtaKazuo Mishima

Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2020)

Our analysis shows a VTE prevalence of 8.5% in depressed inpatients, higher than that of 2.3% reported in a previous study in hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders including depression. This emphasizes the importance of VTE screening for depressive inpatients.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
risk factors
bipolar disorder
stress induced
depressive symptoms