Improving VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis prescribing rate in medical patients: integrating risk assessment tool into the workflow

Medical inpatients often have important risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). In our institution, VTE prophylaxis in this group was underused. The main barriers identified were inattention to VTE prophylaxis, competing priorities and lack of confidence in the decision-making. We aimed to im...

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Main Authors: Lauren Davies, Hannah Preston, Iain Swan, Simon Dummer, Veiraiah Aravindan, Yuan Ye Beh, Ann Lockman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/9/2/e000903.full