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Venous thromboembolism(VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular complication among hospitalized patients, and can even cause death. VTE often occurs in intensive care patients and there had been many efforts to prevent such complication. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) had published evidence-based clinical practice guideline for VTE prophylaxis.
This study focuses on how VTE prophylaxis is being performed in both medical and surgical ICUs in a single University hospital, and sees the differences in such prophylactic patterns.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| medical ICU inpatients | |||
| surgical ICU inpatients |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| number of patients prescribed with any measures of VTE prophylaxis in ICU | The object of this study is to see the percentage of ICU admitted patients prescribed with VTE prophylaxis, and analyze the adequacy of such prophylactic measure according to the international guideline. Moreover, difference between the VTE prophylaxis pattern of medical and surgical ICUs will also be seek for further analysis. | at the time of ICU admission an expected average of 5 months (When VTE prophylaxis for each patient is being ordered) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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ICU admitted patients who are indicated for VTE prophylaxis.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine | Seoul | Seoul | 120-752 | South Korea |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D054556 | Venous Thromboembolism |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013923 | Thromboembolism |
| D016769 | Embolism and Thrombosis |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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