Table 2 Common hospital admission and discharge diagnoses for patients with venous thromboembolic event (VTEE) and atrial fibrillation (AF) in Venezuela
From: Characteristics of patients with venous thromboembolism and atrial fibrillation in Venezuela
| Â | VTEE (n = 401) | AF (n = 996) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Admission diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Atrial fibrillation | 0 | 0.0% | 439 | 44.1% |
   Deep venous thromboembolism | 165 | 41.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Cerebrovascular accident | 6 | 1.5% | 86 | 8.6% |
   Cardiac insufficiency | 8 | 2.0% | 60 | 6.0% |
   Pulmonary embolism | 45 | 11.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Thrombophlebitis | 34 | 8.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Ischemic cardiopathy | 3 | 0.7% | 27 | 2.7% |
   Pneumonia | 6 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.1% |
   Unstable angina | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 2.7% |
   Respiratory infection | 4 | 1.0% | 23 | 2.3% |
   Hypertension | 5 | 1.2% | 22 | 2.2% |
   Respiratory insufficiency | 12 | 3.0% | 14 | 1.4% |
   Cellulitis | 25 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Embolism/thromb. of arteries lower extrem. | 21 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Arrhythmia | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 1.4% |
   Syncope | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 1.4% |
   Pulmonary oedema | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 1.2% |
   Acute coronary syndrome | 1 | 0.2% | 11 | 1.1% |
   Other | 66 | 16.5% | 226 | 22.7% |
Discharge diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Atrial fibrillation | 0 | 0.0% | 857 | 86.0% |
   Deep venous thromboembolism | 212 | 52.9% | 3 | 0.3% |
   Pulmonary embolism | 64 | 16.0% | 7 | 0.7% |
   Thrombophlebitis | 47 | 11.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
   Cardiac insufficiency | 6 | 1.5% | 38 | 3.8% |
   Cerebrovascular accident | 4 | 1.0% | 24 | 2.4% |
   Venous embolism and thrombosis | 23 | 5.7% | 1 | 0.1% |
   Ischemic cardiopathy | 5 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.4% |
   Auricular flutter | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 1.4% |
   Other | 40 | 10.0% | 39 | 3.9% |