Survey of Perceptions and Practices among Canadian Gastroenterologists regarding the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism for Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Abstract

There was a general consensus among academic gastroenterologists that IBD inpatients are at an increased risk for VTE and would benefit from VTE prophylaxis. However, areas of uncertainty still exist and the IBD community would benefit from evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to standardize the management of this important problem.