title: Trends in the incidence of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients.
abstract: Trends in the incidences of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and venous thromboembolism (VTE) (PE or DVT, or both) in hospitalized adults (aged > or =20 years) were evaluated using data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. From 1979 to 1999, the incidence of DVT in hospitalized patients increased from 0.8% of admissions to 1.3% of admissions. The incidence of PE was 0.4% of admissions and did not change over the 21-year period. Trends and incidences were similar or the same among men and women and whites and blacks.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan 48341-5023, USA. steinp@trinity-health.org
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Afzal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beemath
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology*