Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical and Surgical ICUs in a Single University Hospital

NCT01851239 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1-2013-0002
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Venous thromboembolism(VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular complication among hospitalized patients, and can even cause death. VTE often occurs in intensive care patients and there had been many efforts to prevent such complication. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) had published evidence-based clinical practice guideline for VTE prophylaxis. This study focuses on how VTE prophylaxis is being performed in both medical and surgical ICUs in a single University hospital, and sees the differences in such prophylactic patterns.

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism

Keywords

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis; ICU

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• number of patients prescribed with any measures of VTE prophylaxis in ICU

  The object of this study is to see the percentage of ICU admitted patients prescribed with VTE prophylaxis, and analyze the adequacy of such prophylactic measure according to the international guideline. Moreover, difference between the VTE prophylaxis pattern of medical and surgical ICUs will also be seek for further analysis.

  at the time of ICU admission an expected average of 5 months (When VTE prophylaxis for each patient is being ordered)

Study Arms (2)

medical ICU inpatients

surgical ICU inpatients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

ICU admitted patients who are indicated for VTE prophylaxis.

You may qualify if:

• ICU admitted patients

You may not qualify if:

• patients under 20 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yonsei University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Thromboembolism; Embolism and Thrombosis; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 25, 2013
• First Posted: May 10, 2013
• Study Start: February 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: April 1, 2014
• Last Updated: May 5, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-05

Locations

KR (1)