Open AccessImproving adherence to venous thromoembolism prophylaxis using multiple interventions
Author(s) -
Jaffar A. AlTawfiq,
Bassam Saadeh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.78425
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , deep vein , venous thrombosis , hospital medicine , venous thromboembolism , thrombosis , intensive care medicine , physics , psychiatry , optics
In hospital, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) increases the morbidity and mortality in patients with acute medical illness. DVT prophylaxis is well known to be effective in preventing venous thromoembolism (VTE). However, its use remains suboptimal. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of quality improvement project on adherence with VTE prophylaxis guidelines and on the incidence of hospital-acquired VTEs in medical patients.