Background: Venous thromboembolism is the third most common cardiovascular disease
and the main cause of preventable death in hospitalized patients. Prophylaxis is still …

Background Venous thromboembolism is the third most common cardiovascular disease
and the main cause of preventable death in hospitalized patients. Prophylaxis is still …

Background: Although prophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism is recommended, it
is rarely systematically performed in hospitalized patients. Objective: To investigate whether …

Objective: This study aimed to assess the adequacy of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
prophylaxis prescription after a protocol implementation. Methods: This was a before-and …

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment is a cornerstone for the
achievement of best practices and outcomes. Epidemiologic data and practices related to …

Objectives: Although effective strategies for the prevention of venous thromboembolism
(VTE) are widely available, a significant number of patients still develop VTE because …

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a cause for growing concern in hospitals,
has great impact on morbidity and mortality in clinical and surgical patients, and is the …

Contexto O tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) é uma doença silenciosa e potencialmente
letal que acomete parcela importante dos pacientes hospitalizados. Com alta …

Objective: To evaluate the use of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in a general
hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional cohort study at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da …

Background: In common with other international guidelines, the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality recommends implementation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) …