Improving adherence to venous thromoembolism prophylaxis using multiple interventions

Improving adherence to venous thromoembolism prophylaxis using multiple interventions

<b>Objective :</b> 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 st...

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Main Authors: Al-Tawfiq Jaffar, Saadeh Bassam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Deep vein thrombosis
quality improvement
thromboprophylaxis
underutilization
venous thromboembolism
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2011;volume=6;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Al-Tawfiq

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