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Thrombosis Update: VTE Death Rate 3X Higher in Los Angeles Jails Than General Population
Sep 5, 2025, 14:06

Thrombosis Update: VTE Death Rate 3X Higher in Los Angeles Jails Than General Population

 

Thrombosis Update posted on X:

”A new study in ThrombUpdate reveals that VTE-related deaths are over three times higher in LA County jails than in the general population.

Read more here.”

A Los Angeles County study (2008–2023) found VTE-related deaths were over three times higher in jails than in the general population (3.5% vs. 1.1%). Mortality rates in jails rose after 2014, peaking in 2021. Black   individuals were disproportionately affected, making up two-thirds of jail VTE deaths. Contributing factors include immobility, restraints, and antipsychotic use. Researchers suggest improved reporting, wider anticoagulant   use, and decarceration strategies to reduce risk and health inequities.

Title: Impacts of the carceral environment on autopsy-verified venous thromboembolism mortality

Authors: Lisette Valenzuela, Muryam Hasan, Nikolas Brandt, Amy Woods, Shamsher Samra, Nona Bhatia, Nicholas Shapiro

 

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