Introduction Thromboprophylaxis is highly effective, safe and cost-effective. However, data
from international studies have shown that many at-risk hospitalised patients do not receive …

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cause of preventable harm for
hospitalised patients. Over the past decade, numerous intervention types have been …

ENDORSE (Epidemiologic International Day for the Evaluation of Patients at Risk for
Venous Thromboembolism in the Acute Hospital Care Setting), is a multinational, cross …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of system-wide interventions designed to increase the
implementation of thromboprophylaxis and decrease the incidence of venous …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalised
patients. Thromboprophylaxis is an effective strategy for VTE prevention in high‐risk …

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is relatively common among hospitalized
patients, is often clinically silent, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in
hospitalized patients. In spite of guidelines, VTE prophylaxis continues to be underutilised …

Abstract BACKGROUND: Hospital‐acquired (HA) venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a
common source of morbidity/mortality. Prophylactic measures are underutilized. Available …

Venous thromboembolism in adults is related to recent hospitalisation in approximately half
of all cases and approximately half of all hospitalised adult patients are considered to be at …

Introduction The Health Select Committee Report on the prevalence of venous
thromboembolism (VTE) in 2005 suggested that poor awareness of the risks of VTE …