Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a common, lethal disorder that affects hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients, recurs frequently, is often overlooked, and results in long-term complications including chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTPH) and the post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS).
Venous thromboembolism results from a combination of hereditary and acquired risk factors, also known as throm-bophilia or hypercoagulable states.
Eliminating VTE
This HQI toolkit will assist hospitals in measuring risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), identifying and engaging key stakeholders, providing harm elimination tools that work, and learning through the success of other hospitals.
- 1. **VTE Risk Assessment Tool
- 2. **VTE Order Set Example 1
- 3. **VTE Order Set Example 2
- 4. Unfractionated Heparin Infusion Protocol
- 5. VTE CPOE screen shots (example)
- 6. **This is Serious: What is DVT
- 7. VTE Pocket Card
- 8. VTE Risk Assessment and Prevention Policy
- "Days Since Last VTE" Poster
- Success Story: AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
- Success Story: Tulare Regional Medical Center
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