Appropriateness of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis against Deep Vein Thrombosis in Medical Wards of an Ethiopian Referral Hospital

Table 4

Appropriateness of thromboprophylaxis use in medical wards of UoGRH.

Patient status	Frequency	Percent (%)
Eligible for thromboprophylaxis and received prophylaxis	21	10.2
Eligible for thromboprophylaxis but no prophylaxis given	57	27.7
Not eligible for thromboprophylaxis and no prophylaxis given	120	58.2
Not eligible for thromboprophylaxis but prophylaxis was given	8	3.9