Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical and Surgical ICUs in a Single University Hospital
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Registration Number
- NCT01851239
- Lead Sponsor
- Yonsei University
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- ICU admitted patients
- patients under 20 years old
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of patients prescribed with any measures of VTE prophylaxis in ICU at the time of ICU admission an expected average of 5 months (When VTE prophylaxis for each patient is being ordered) 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
🇰🇷Seoul, Korea, Republic of