Quality gap in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practices in inpatients: Assessment of prophylaxis practices in a University Hospital.

Alper Tuna GüvenSabri Engin AltintopMurat ÖzdedeOğuz Abdullah UyaroğluMine Durusu Tanriöver

Published in: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (2021)

Underuse constitutes a major challenge in our hospital but differing from other institutions, overuse is not a significant issue. Further studies are needed whether VTE prophylaxis improvement implementations uniformly increase appropriate VTE use.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
healthcare
direct oral anticoagulants
primary care
quality improvement
acute care