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