VTE prophylaxis is not as routinely employed in medically ill patients as compared to surgical patients. This retrospective chart review project will evaluate the effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis in medically ill patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics compared to current literature. The study will ultimately serve as a quality improvement project to help improve patient care.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
121
(1) a risk-assessment tool completed at the time of a hospital admission, (2) structured educational sessions on VTE prevention, and (3) audit-feedback where institutional data was reviewed during the educational sessions. These sessions were given once to the clinical pharmacists and on three separate occasions to the medicine house officers.
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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