Patterns of non-administration of ordered doses of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: implications for novel intervention strategies.

Recent studies have documented high rates of non-administration of ordered venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis doses. Intervention strategies that target all patients have been effective, but prohibitively resource-intensive. We aimed to identify efficient intervention strategies based on patte...

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Main Authors: Kenneth M Shermock, Brandyn D Lau, Elliott R Haut, Deborah B Hobson, Valerie S Ganetsky, Peggy S Kraus, Leigh E Efird, Christoph U Lehmann, Brian L Pinto, Patricia A Ross, Michael B Streiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3683023?pdf=render