Venous thromboembolism
» VTE Overview (Evidence-Based Care Processes - Venous Thromboembolism) (PDF 166KB)
Goal: to prevent venous thromboembolism in hospitalised patients by assessing the risk for each patient and applying clinically appropriate preventative methods.
Resources
Further resources and implementation tools
VTE guidelines
- Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Best Practice Guidelines for Australia and New Zealand 4th Edition (PDF 680KB)
- 2009 Clinical Practice guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism) in Patients Admitted to Australian Hospitals (external site, PDF 1.56MB)
VTE research and reviews
- Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism.’ The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy (PDF 973KB)
- Venous thromboembolism: diagnosis and management of deep venous thrombosis (PDF 184KB)
- The incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in hospitals in Western Australia 1999-2001 (external website)
- The prevalence of chemoprophylaxis in surgical and medical cases at high risk of venous thromboembolism (external website)
- Trends in the incidence of venous thromboembolism in Western Australian hospitals 1989-2001 (external website)
- Interventions to improve uptake of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitals (external website)
- American Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research - 'Making Health Care Safer' Report (external website)
- United Kingdom House of Commons VTE report (external website)
VTE websites
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