February 17, 2012Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism: A Great Global Divide between Expert Guidelines and Clinical Practice?
Key result
Poor adherence to VTE prophylaxis guidelines drives underprophylaxis in at-risk and overprophylaxis in low-risk patients.
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Review
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Overview
Persistent VTE prophylaxis gaps may cause preventable harm; leaves open research on targeted adherence interventions.
PICO
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Population
Venous thromboembolism
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Intervention / Comparator
Thromboprophylaxis
Despite effective methods and extensive guidelines for VTE prophylaxis, adherence remains low globally, leading to preventable hospital deaths and issues with both under- and over-prophylaxis.
Cite This Study
Bikdeli et al. (2012) conducted a review in Venous thromboembolism. Thromboprophylaxis was evaluated. Despite effective methods and guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, adherence remains low, resulting in both underprophylaxis in at-risk patients and overprophylaxis in low-risk patients.