Objective Venous thromboembolism is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and
is largely preventable. Despite this fact, appropriate prophylaxis is vastly underutilized. To …

Problem Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cause of potentially preventable
mortality, morbidity, and increased medical costs. Risk-appropriate prophylaxis can prevent …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) affects over 700,000 Americans annually. Prophylaxis
reduces the risk of VTE by 60% but many patients still do not receive risk‐appropriate VTE …

Background: All hospitalized patients should be assessed for venous thromboembolism (VTE)
risk factors and prescribed appropriate prophylaxis. To improve best-practice VTE …

We examined the concordance of heparin levels measured by a chromogenic anti-Xa assay
and the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) during unfractionated heparin therapy (…

Background Recent studies have documented high rates of non-administration of ordered
venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis doses. Intervention strategies that target all …

Discussion| Complicated appendicitis is associated with poor outcomes, and its early
identification may have implications for patient management, specifically with regard to the timing …

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cause of preventable harm in
hospitalized patients. While numerous successful interventions have been implemented to …

Objective: To investigate the effect of providing personal clinical effectiveness performance
feedback to general surgery residents regarding prescription of appropriate venous …

Importance Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
among hospitalized patients and is largely preventable. Strategies to decrease the burden of …