**2.2 Bibliographic databases**

An electronic database search was conducted in April 2021 by CPGs for pharmacological prophylaxis in adult hospitalized patients published between January 1, 2011, and March 31, 2021. A search strategy was developed using the keywords "venous thromboembolism" and "guideline" in the following databases: Medline (via Pubmed), Cochrane Library (via CENTRAL), Embase, and Lilacs, and on specific CPG repositories and organization websites: Australian Clinical Practice guidelines


#### **Table 3.**

*Description of the PIPOH acronym for the elaboration of the clinical question for pharmacological prophylaxis of VTE in adult hospitalized patients.*
