| VTE (algorithm 1#) | VTE (algorithm 2&) |
---|---|---|
(N = 1,388) | (N = 473) | |
Initial treatment | Patient no. (%) | Patient no. (%) |
Thromboectomy | 7 (0.5) | 7 (1.5) |
Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) | Â | Â |
  LMWH alone | 58 (4.2) | 64 (13.5) |
  LMWH + warfarin | 143 (10.3) | 148 (31.3) |
Unfractioned heparin (UFH) | Â | Â |
  UFH alone | 79 (5.7) | 115 (24.3) |
  UFH + warfarin | 72 (5.2) | 77 (16.3) |
UFH + LWMH |  |  |
  UFH + LMWH | 16 (1.1) | 17 (3.6) |
  UFH + LMWH + warfarin | 43 (3.1) | 45 (9.5) |
Warfarin only | 49 (3.5) | 0 (0.00) |
No anticoagulation therapy | 921 (66.4) | 0 (0.00) |
Long-term treatment | Patient no. (%) | Patient no. (%) |
LMWH alone | - | 24 (5.8%) |
UFH alone | - | 24 (5.8%) |
Warfarin alone | - | 192 (46.3%) |
LMWH + warfarin | - | 13 (3.1%) |
UFH + warfarin | - | 10 (2.4%) |
LMWH and UFH | - | 3 (0.7%) |
No anticoagulant therapy | - | 149 (35.9%) |