Impact of a Program to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis on Incidence of Thromboembolism and Bleeding Rates in Hospitalized Patients During Implementation of Programs to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

Objective: To study the impact of multiphase quality improvement efforts to enhance appropriate use of chemical and mechanical venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis (VTEP) on the rate of hospital-acquired VTE and determine whether efforts have been associated with increased bleeding complications...

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Published in:	Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Main Authors:	Jenna K. Lovely, PharmD, RPh, BCPS, Joel A. Hickman, BS, Matthew G. Johnson, MPH, James M. Naessens, ScD, MPH, Timothy I. Morgenthaler, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-04-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819301560