Which is the best model to assess risk for venous thromboembolism in hospitalised patients?

### What you need to know Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major global health burden. North American data report a 30 day case fatality rate of 10.6% following VTE. Between 30% and 50% of survivors go on to have long term complications.12 About half of VTE episodes occur during hospitalisation for surgery or acute medical illness, or within 90 days from discharge. These...