Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients
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observational
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1 country
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Brief Summary
VTE prophylaxis is not as routinely employed in medically ill patients as compared to surgical patients. This retrospective chart review project will evaluate the effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis in medically ill patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics compared to current literature. The study will ultimately serve as a quality improvement project to help improve patient care.
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Started Mar 2005
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 16, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 18, 2008
CompletedDecember 18, 2008
December 1, 2008
2 years
December 16, 2008
December 17, 2008
Conditions
Keywords
Study Arms (2)
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Patients cared for before our intervention.
2
Patients cared for after our intervention.
Interventions
(1) a risk-assessment tool completed at the time of a hospital admission, (2) structured educational sessions on VTE prevention, and (3) audit-feedback where institutional data was reviewed during the educational sessions. These sessions were given once to the clinical pharmacists and on three separate occasions to the medicine house officers.
Eligibility Criteria
Data was collected on consecutive patients ≥18 years with a hospital length of stay of \>48 hours admitted to the cardiology, pulmonary, or general medical services. Admission dates were a sample of two different two-week blocks (January 1-14, 2006 and April 1-14, 2006). These blocks were chosen to be consistent with dates of analysis in the pre-intervention cohort. Patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation were excluded.
You may qualify if:
- Hospitalized at the University of Utah on one our medical services.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients received therapeutic anticoagulation.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
Related Publications (1)
Stinnett JM, Pendleton R, Skordos L, Wheeler M, Rodgers GM. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medically ill patients and the development of strategies to improve prophylaxis rates. Am J Hematol. 2005 Mar;78(3):167-72. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20281.
PMID: 15726600BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Matthew Rondina, M.D.
University of Utah
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE CONTROL
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 16, 2008
First Posted
December 18, 2008
Study Start
March 1, 2005
Primary Completion
March 1, 2007
Study Completion
March 1, 2007
Last Updated
December 18, 2008
Record last verified: 2008-12