Underuse of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for General Surgery Patients
Open Access
- 28 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 158 (17) , 1909-1912
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.158.17.1909
Abstract
VENOUS thromboembolism is a common complication of surgery, occurring in up to 65% of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and 33% or more of patients undergoing general surgical procedures.1 Since the early 1970s, multiple clinical trials2-5 have established the effectiveness of prophylaxis for preventing postoperative deep vein thrombosis and fatal pulmonary embolism. Cost-effectiveness analyses have established that the use of prophylaxis reduces health care costs.6-9 Consensus recommendations for use of prophylaxis have been widely disseminated.4,5,10This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Changing physician performance. A systematic review of the effect of continuing medical education strategiesJAMA, 1995
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism in North America: Results of a survey among general surgeonsJournal of Vascular Surgery, 1994
- Changing clinical practice. Prospective study of the impact of continuing medical education and quality assurance programs on use of prophylaxis for venous thromboembolismArchives of internal medicine (1960), 1994
- Physician Practices in the Prevention of Venous ThromboembolismAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1991