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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patients cared for before our intervention. | ||
| 2 | Patients cared for after our intervention. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Behavioral | (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. |
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Data was collected on consecutive patients ≥18 years with a hospital length of stay of >48 hours admitted to the cardiology, pulmonary, or general medical services. Admission dates were a sample of two different two-week blocks (January 1-14, 2006 and April 1-14, 2006). These blocks were chosen to be consistent with dates of analysis in the pre-intervention cohort. Patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation were excluded.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Matthew Rondina, M.D. | University of Utah | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Health Sciences Center | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84132 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15726600 | Background | Stinnett JM, Pendleton R, Skordos L, Wheeler M, Rodgers GM. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medically ill patients and the development of strategies to improve prophylaxis rates. Am J Hematol. 2005 Mar;78(3):167-72. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20281. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D054556 | Venous Thromboembolism |
| ID | Term |
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| D013923 | Thromboembolism |
| D016769 | Embolism and Thrombosis |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004522 | Educational Status |
| ID | Term |
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| D012959 | Socioeconomic Factors |
| D011154 | Population Characteristics |
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