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Table 1 FPE incidence VTE observational studies and RCTs in medical patients from the 1980s to 2000s

From: Diet as prophylaxis and treatment for venous thromboembolism?

Author

FPE incidence no anti-coagulation

FPE incidence with anti-coagulation

Mahé [89]

17/1,244

10/1,230

Alikhan [87]

467/9,491

431/9,349

Cohen [90]

5/414

0/425

Testroote [91]

0/454

0/442

Bergmann [92]

17/1,244

10/1,230

Bergmann [93]

NA

2/439

Fraisse [94]

0/114

1/109

Turpie [95]

0/650

0/635

 

506/13,611 (3.7%)

453/13,859 (3.3%)