Why the study?
What is the provision rate of guideline-directed VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients?
Population
762 hospitalized medical patients at two academic hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario. 170 met inclusion criteria…
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Suboptimal VTE prophylaxis rates persist in medical inpatients; leaves open whether targeted implementation strategies can close the gap.
What is the provision rate of guideline-directed VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients?
There is significant underutilization of VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients, highlighting a gap between guidelines and clinical practice.
Panju et al. (2011) studied this question.
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