Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical and Surgical ICUs in a Single University Hospital
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
- Enrollment
- 1000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- number of patients prescribed with any measures of VTE prophylaxis in ICU
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •ICU admitted patients
Exclusion Criteria
- •patients under 20 years old
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
number of patients prescribed with any measures of VTE prophylaxis in ICU
Time Frame: 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.