| Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients: current recommendations, general rates of implementation, and initiatives for improvement. | |
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PMID: 21047575 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality following hospitalization. In the last decade, investigators have used randomized controlled trials to assess the efficacy and safety of various methods of VTE prevention for more than 20,000 medical patients. Identifying medical patients at risk for VTE and providing effective prophylaxis is now an important health care priority to reduce the burden of this morbid and sometimes fatal disease. Pharmacologic prophylaxis is the mainstay of VTE prevention. It is effective, safe, and cost effective. Multiple scientific guidelines support VTE prophylaxis in medical patients. Regulatory and accreditation agencies have mandated that hospitals use formalized systems to assess VTE risk and provide clinically appropriate prophylaxis measures to patients at risk. |
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Authors:
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Scott M Stevens; James D Douketis |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinics in chest medicine Volume: 31 ISSN: 1557-8216 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Chest Med. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907612 Medline TA: Clin Chest Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 675-89 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, 5169 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 300, Murray, UT 84107, USA. Scott.StevensMD@imail.org |
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