Other Titles
Venous thromboembolism prevention: An interprofessional collaborative
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable life-threatening hospital acquired complication. Peri-operative DVT or PE risk adjusted rate was 4.51 per 1000 discharges and higher than the national average of 3.8 per 1000 discharges. Our aim via inter-professional collaboration addressed root causes leading to high incident rate of DVT and PE.
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Sigma Membership
Alpha Phi
Lead Author Affiliation
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Empowerment, Interprofessional Collaboration, Patient Safety
Recommended Citation
O'Flaherty, Deirdre; Cruz, Ben Dela; Meng, Hsiang-chi; Rada, Juan; Ye, Stephanie; Lopez, Shani; and Gampong, Andrew, "Venous thrombo embolism prevention initiative an interprofessional collaborative" (2021). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 103.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2021/presentations_2021/103
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2021
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2021
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Venous thrombo embolism prevention initiative an interprofessional collaborative
Virtual Event
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable life-threatening hospital acquired complication. Peri-operative DVT or PE risk adjusted rate was 4.51 per 1000 discharges and higher than the national average of 3.8 per 1000 discharges. Our aim via inter-professional collaboration addressed root causes leading to high incident rate of DVT and PE.