Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients

VTE prophylaxis is not as routinely employed in medically ill patients as compared to surgical patients. This retrospective chart review project will evaluate the effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis in medically ill patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics compared to current literature. The study will ultimately serve as a quality improvement project to help improve patient care.

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Key information

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism Cardiovascular Diseases Embolism and Thrombosis Thromboembolism Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Hospitalized at the University of Utah on one our medical services.

Exclusion criteria

Patients received therapeutic anticoagulation.

Treatment and study plan

Education

Behavioral

(1) a risk-assessment tool completed at the time of a hospital admission, (2) structured educational sessions on VTE prevention, and (3) audit-feedback where institutional data was reviewed during the educational sessions. These sessions were given once to the clinical pharmacists and on three separate occasions to the medicine house officers.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Dec 18, 2008
Registry last updated: Dec 18, 2008

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