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Search Results for VTE
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the leading cause of preventable hospital death. National guidelinesrecommend VTE prophylaxis for all medical patients not at low risk. Several VTE risk prediction models have been developed, but no US models have been validated in a medical population. The ACCP recommends use of the Padua risk assessment model with a […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the leading cause of preventable hospital death. National guidelinesrecommend VTE prophylaxis for all medical patients not at low risk. Several VTE risk prediction models have been developed, but no US models have been validated in a medical population. The ACCP recommends use of the Padua risk assessment model with a […]
Abstract Number: 15
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In 2016 70% of venous thromboembolism events at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital occurred in patients with BMI>=25. The American College of Chest Physicians recommend weight base dosing for VTE prophylaxis in obese patients (grade 2C) as the standard dosing regimen may not be adequate for these patients. The anti-Xa range […]
Abstract Number: 204
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to decrease rates of hospital-acquired conditions. The Patient Safety Learning Lab (PSLL) developed a suite of HIT tools to engage patients, families, and providers in identifying, assessing, and reducing patient safety threats. The goal of this current evaluation is to quantify the effects of this intervention on […]
Abstract Number: 359
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Updated guidelines recommend testing for inherited or acquired thrombophilias only in rare situations in the acute inpatient care setting, as it has little impact on acute management of thromboembolic events, and in some situations, can be falsely positive leading to inappropriate care. Current data in our academic medical center indicate testing for thrombophilia occurs […]