Venous thrombosis prevention - more than just guidelines

Peter Clark; Olivia Wu; Ian A. Greer; Gordon D. O. Lowe

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08080.x

Venous thrombosis prevention - more than just guidelines

Peter Clark, Olivia Wu, Ian A. Greer, Gordon D. O. Lowe

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Abstract

P>Hospital-associated venous thromboembolism remains a major international cause of avoidable mortality and morbidity. Although the publication of national guidelines does increase the use of thromboprophylaxis, we present the results of a recent audit of thrombosis prevention in UK hospitals which, despite published guidelines, shows continuing significant variations in guideline implementation and practice. The results of this audit are paralleled with UK and international data on hospital-acquired thrombosis prevention and the potential solutions to these problems, particularly the lessons which can be learned from other areas of clinical practice, are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-54
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Haematology
Volume	149
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08080.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

hospital-associated venous thromboembolism
thrombosis prevention
guideline implementation
audit
THROMBOEMBOLISM
PROPHYLAXIS
RISK

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