Meeting
Plenary Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) is a serious condition with controversy regarding ideal risk assessment and VTE prophylaxis (VTEP), especially in medical patients. We conducted a collaborative VTE quality improvement project, supported by a charitable grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in 35 hospitals across three states and assessed the impact on HA-VTE […]
Plenary Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) is a serious condition with controversy regarding ideal risk assessment and VTE prophylaxis (VTEP), especially in medical patients. We conducted a collaborative VTE quality improvement project, supported by a charitable grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in 35 hospitals across three states and assessed the impact on HA-VTE […]
Abstract Number: 555
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 95-year-old man presented with progressive right lower extremity swelling. He reports a chronic history of overflow incontinence. Laboratory evaluation revealed a normal coagulation profile, creatinine of 1.5 milligrams per deciliter. A venous duplex ultrasound demonstrated acute occlusive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the right lower extremity. A computed tomography (CT) venogram confirmed […]