Prevalence and Epidemiological Characteristics of Venous Thromboembolism in Jiaxing City

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has become the third most common cardiovascular disease after ischemic heart disease and stroke. Since the official launch of the National Programme for Prevention and Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis in 2018, medical personnel have paid more attention to VTE, and the screening rate of VTE has also increased significantly. However, epidemiological investigations related to VTE are mostly limited to single center studies. There is still a lack of large-scale survey data on the prevalence of VTE involving different levels and properties of medical institutions. Objective To understand the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of VTE in Jiaxing, and provide a basis for further prevention and treatment of VTE in this region. Methods A total of 731 755 discharged patients diagnosed with VTE from all secondary and above medical institutions in Jiaxing City in 2021 were included as the study subjects. General patient data and disease diagnosis-related grouping indicators reflecting the number of patients admitted to the hospital and the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment techniques were collected. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore influencing factors of the number of VTE patients in hospitals. Results According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 10 758 VTE patients were diagnosed. The median age of patients was 71 (62, 79) years. The number of VTE patients in general hospital was the highest, which amounting to 9 732 cases (90.46%), while the number of VTE patients in psychiatric hospital was the lowest at 53 cases (0.49%). The number of VTE patients in tertiary hospitals was higher than that in secondary hospitals [7 929 (73.70%) vs. 2 829 (26.30%) ]. The proportion of VTE patients in general hospital was the highest at 1.85%, and the lowest in maternal and child health hospital at 0.10%. The proportion of VTE patients in tertiary hospitals was higher than that in secondary hospitals, at 1.80% and 0.97%, respectively. The prevalence of VTE in different age groups was statistically significant (χ2=32 383.098, P