This is a prospective follow-up of patients after hospitalization for more than 48 hours 6 weeks after discharge. The study must be approved by the ethics committee and all patients will have given their written informed consent.
In Tunisia, the available data are limited regarding the incidence of venous thrombosis of the lower limbs (TVMI) post-hospitalization, whether symptomatic or subclinical. The thromboprophylactic strategy will certainly depend on the incidence of this complication and its severity. In this study, we performed a systematic screening for TVMI in a well-characterized cohort of patients discharged after hospitalization >48h for an acute medical condition.