The current system for pregnancy and postnatal blood clot risk assessments is inadequate and could place pregnant women/people at risk of needing follow-on treatment or potentially fatal outcomes, a ...

Significant predictors of VTE were APACHE II score, previous immobilization, femoral central venous catheter, and invasive mechanical ventilation. Common risk assessment models for predicting venous ...

The Caprini venous thromboembolism risk assessment model is valid and can be used to determine the potential for venous thromboembolism in patients who are critically ill after surgery, according to ...

Preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients requires better risk assessment, increased awareness of the problem, and standardized tracking of patients at a national level, ...

Every detail matters. In healthcare, small actions can lead to big outcomes—and sometimes, those outcomes save lives. An often-overlooked threat in outpatient care is Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), ...

The time allocated for pregnancy and postnatal blood clot risk assessments is “not enough”, a patient safety body has warned in a new report. Risk assessments needed to be simpler and staff given more ...

Venous thromboembolism is a significant cause of preventable death in patients admitted for medical and surgical care VTE can cause long-term complications and morbidity Appropriate risk assessment ...

We will not update the NICE guideline on venous thromboembolism in over 16s. However, in response to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) safety observation that the Department of Health ...