Search results for "VTE prophylaxis"
Embedded risk assessment tool increased appropriateness of VTE prophylaxis
Physicians used the optional tool embedded in their order set on only 24% of general medical patients, but the rate of appropriate venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis nonetheless increased from 43.1% to 48.8%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/embedded-risk-assessment-tool-increased-appropriateness-of-vte-prophylaxis.htm
14 Feb 2024
Compression stockings may be unnecessary for VTE prophylaxis in most patients undergoing elective surgery
In a randomized controlled trial of patients at moderate or high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin alone was noninferior to a combination of low-molecular-weight heparin and graduated compression stockings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/5.htm
20 May 2020
Guidelines, studies make recommendations on VTE prophylaxis for inpatients with COVID-19
A new CHEST guideline supports standard-dose anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis, while authors of two recent studies of hypercoagulability called for higher doses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/2.htm
10 Jun 2020
February 14, 2024
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Intervention reduced nighttime orders for vital signs, VTE prophylaxis
Two general-medicine units applied physician education and default order changes to improve patient sleep, but additional benefits were seen on the one unit that also targeted nursing staff, the single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/4.htm
16 Jan 2019
February 2019
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April 19, 2023
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New guidelines cover VTE prophylaxis, diagnosis, anticoagulation, and HIT
Several guidelines related to venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment were recently published by the American Society of Hematology, with more promised soon.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/1.htm
5 Dec 2018
Enoxaparin and dalteparin similarly effective for VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients
In a U.S. hospital, the low-molecular-weight heparin on the formulary was switched from enoxaparin to dalteparin and then back to enoxaparin, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates were compared under these policies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/30/1.htm
30 Aug 2017
Intervention in safety-net system failed to reduce overuse of VTE prophylaxis
An order set and best practice advisory in the electronic health record did not significantly affect use of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE), but did provide some useful lessons, a study of 11 New York City hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/19/intervention-in-safety-net-system-failed-to-reduce-overuse-of-vte-prophylaxis.htm
19 Apr 2023