We prospectively assessed the implementation of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
prophylaxis guidelines and the impact of grand round presentation of the data in changing …

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients
has been shown to be safe and effective. Underutilization of this patient safety practice may …

Background: Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in hospitalized patients. Most hospitalized patients with a fatal pulmonary embolism …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Evidence-based international guidelines recommend
that all patients undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty receive thromboprophylaxis …

Of an estimated 25 000 deaths in England each year attributable to hospital acquired
venous thromboemobolism (VTE), many are potentially preventable. 1 2 Despite the …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) and
its precursor deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), is commonly encountered problem. Although …

The majority of hospitalised patients are at risk of venous thrombosis and one in ten hospital
deaths are due to pulmonary embolism. A report from the House of Commons Health …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a term used to include the formation of a blood clot (a
thrombus) in a vein which may dislodge from its site of origin to travel in the blood, a …

Hospital‐acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains the number one safety issue in
hospitals and is estimated to cause more preventable deaths than the more publicized …

Limited data are available regarding the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE
prophylaxis use in hospitalised medically ill patients. We analysed data from the global …