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Table 3 Duration of hospital stay and prophylaxis

From: Rate of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during the care continuum in patients with acute ischemic stroke in the United States

 

Duration, days

 

All ischemic stroke patients (n = 1524)

Any prophylaxis patients (n = 776)

In-hospital prophylaxis patients (n = 703)

Outpatient prophylaxis patients (n = 98)

 

Mean ± s.d.

Median (range)

Mean ± s.d.

Median (range)

Mean ± s.d.

Median (range)

Mean ± s.d.

Median (range)

Length of index hospital stay

3.0 ± 2.5

2 (1–27)

3.0 ± 2.7

2 (1–27)

2.7 ± 2.2

2 (1–13)

5.2 ± 4.2

4 (1–27)

Inpatient prophylaxis duration

0.9 ± 1.5

0 (0–12)

1.7 ± 1.7

1 (0–12)

1.9 ± 1.6

1 (1–12)

1.2 ± 2.2

0 (0–9)

Outpatient prophylaxis duration

1.7 ± 6.9

0 (0–42)

3.4 ± 9.4

0 (0–42)

1.3 ± 5.9

0 (0–42)

27.0 ± 7.3

30 (2–42)

Total prophylaxis duration

2.6 ± 7.1

1 (0–43)

5.1 ± 9.3

1 (0–43)

3.1 ± 6.5

1 (1–43)

28.2 ± 7.7

30 (3–43)