Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis

Conclusions: In contrast to SCIP-VTE-2, our novel quality measure unmasked VTE chemoprophylaxis failures in 18% of colectomies. Most failures were due to patient refusals or ordering errors. Hospitals should focus improvement efforts on ensuring patients receive VTE prophylaxis throughout their entire hospitalization.
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research