Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
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Patients with stroke are at particularly increased risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) during hospitalization. In this study, we aimed to compare the potential risk of in-hospital DVT by stroke subtypes. This study is based on a prospective cohort (in-hospital medical complication after acute stroke [iMCAS] registry) enrolling patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). ⋯ After adjusting for potential confounders, patients with ICH (odds ratio = 7.350; 95% confidence interval = 2.411-22.13; P < .001) and SAH (odds ratio = 11.92; 95% confidence interval = 5.192-27.38; P < .001) had significantly higher risk of in-hospital DVT than those patients with AIS. In conclusion, patients with hemorrhagic stroke (ICH and SAH) have significantly higher risk of in-hospital DVT than patients with AIS. Further studies on pathophysiologic mechanisms are warranted.