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Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Numerous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) show that using thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients at risk for VTE is safe, effective and cost‐effective. Despite this, prophylactic therapies for VTE are underutilized. System‐wide interventions may be more effective to improve the use of VTE prophylaxis than relying on individual providers’ prescribing behaviors.

Objectives

To assess the effects of interventions designed to increase the implementation of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized adult medical and surgical patients at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), assessed in terms of: