静脉血栓栓塞:需要转换护理的需要
1Division Vascular Medicine, Jefferson Vascular Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 111 South 11th Street, 6210 Gibbon, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
The Medical clinics of North America
|August 4, 2023
概括
静脉血栓栓塞 (VTE) 每年影响近100万美国人,导致超过10万人死亡. 这种可预防的疾病是美国医院和产妇死亡的主要原因.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 医学研究 医学研究
背景情况:
- 静脉血栓塞栓症 (VTE) 在美国是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 据估计,每年有90万个VTE病例发生,导致大量的发病率和死亡率.
- 静脉动脉突发症是可预防的医院死亡和产妇死亡的主要原因.
研究的目的:
- 突出VTE对公共健康的重大影响.
- 为了强调VTE相关死亡的可预防性质.
- 将VTE死亡率与其他主要死亡原因进行比较.
主要方法:
- 来自疾病控制和预防中心 (CDC) 的数据分析.
- 估计美国每年的静脉瘤诊断,住院和死亡人数.
- 将VTE死亡率与其他主要疾病和事故死亡率进行比较.
主要成果:
- 每年大约有90万美国人被诊断出患有VTE.
- 每年,VTE导致大约5.48万例住院治疗和10万例死亡.
- 静脉脊髓炎的死亡率超过了每年因乳腺癌,艾滋病和机动车辆事故造成的死亡总和.
结论:
- 在美国,VTE是致命的,而且往往是可以预防的死亡原因.
- 公共卫生倡议对于减轻VTE负担至关重要.
- 提高意识和预防措施是必要的,以打击VTE.
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