Venous Thromboembolism Taskforce Audit Program

To determine the effect of an interventional campaign run by a dedicated "VTE Nurse Educator" over a 6-month period and the effect on prophylaxis rates.

To determine the proportion of medically admitted patients with risk factors for VTE.

To assess and compare the use of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients versus recommendations and current guidelines.

To determine the patient characteristics of those deemed to be at risk of VTE. To determine the proportion of patients receiving appropriate thromboprophylaxis for their risk.

To determine the type and duration (where possible) of prophylaxis used.

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Key information

Conditions

Venous Thrombosis Cardiovascular Diseases Embolism and Thrombosis Thrombosis Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Sanofi-Aventis

Macquarie Park, Australia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Hospital admission for an acute illness with an in-patient hospital stay of 3 days or more.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who have undergone any type of surgery during current admission
Patients who are admitted to a ward or department that is excluded from this study e.g psychiatric, paediatric, maternity, intensive care unit, coronary care unit.
Prior enrollment in this protocol during current admission
Prior enrollment in a VTE study involving pharmaceutical or mechanical treatment within last 90 days.
Admission for suspected or diagnosed deep vein thrombosis

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sanofi

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2008
First posted: Sep 26, 2007
Registry last updated: Jan 22, 2010

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Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.

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