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Letters16 November 2010Extended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical PatientsMichael P. Carson, MD and Yen-Hong Kuo, PhDMichael P. Carson, MDFrom Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753.Search for more papers by this author and Yen-Hong Kuo, PhDFrom Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-10-201011160-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In the EXCLAIM study, Hull and colleagues (1) report the results of their large trial evaluating extended VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients. It was nice to see transparent reporting of the limitations stated in the abstract and the balanced presentation in the discussion section. We reviewed the article at our resident-run journal club and would appreciate feedback from the authors regarding the reason for reporting nonadjudicated data in Tables 2 and 3 and why they seemed to downplay the risk for major bleeding episodes by stating that the rate was “similar to those seen in previous ...Reference1. Hull RD, Schellong SM, Tapson VF, Monreal M, Samama MM, Nicol P, et al; EXCLAIM (Extended Prophylaxis for Venous ThromboEmbolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients With Prolonged Immobilization) study. Extended-duration venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients with recently reduced mobility: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:8-18. [PMID: 20621900] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoExtended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical Patients With Recently Reduced Mobility Russell D. Hull , Sebastian M. Schellong , Victor F. Tapson , Manuel Monreal , Meyer-Michel Samama , Philippe Nicol , Eric Vicaut , Alexander G.G. Turpie , Roger D. Yusen , and Extended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients Russell D. Hull and Extended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients Francesco Dentali , Monica Gianni , and Alessandro Squizzato Extended-Duration Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients Jose A. Nieto , Reina Valle , and Juan B. Lopez-Saez Metrics 16 November 2010Volume 153, Issue 10Page: 689KeywordsAbsolute risk reductionConflicts of interestHemorrhageNumber needed to treatProphylaxisResearch designSafetyVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 16 November 2010 Issue Published: 16 November 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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