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Resources for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Together, we can reduce hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism.
Because together we can make a difference in preventing hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE). How? By giving you access to useful educational resources. As our partner in prevention, you’ll access educational content to help grow awareness with evidence, best practices, and a community of other clinicians to support the fight against HA-VTE. Together, we can keep patients safe. Together, we can reduce HA-VTE.
Understanding the prevalence of VTE
The more you know about it, the more you can do to prevent it. With the right actions, HA-VTE is often preventable.1
Clinical evidence
Learn from evidence-based practices and guidelines to enhance your HA-VTE prevention program.
Implementing VTE prevention best practices
Discover practical applications and strategies from other nurses. Read articles and watch videos to learn best practices from other nurses.
Understanding the prevalence of VTE
DVT Debunked: Who is at risk?
For so many people, blood clots can seem like a danger that's unlikely to touch them. However, it's important that all patients understand that potentially fatal venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition that can affect nearly anyone.
Support the fight against VTEs on World Thrombosis Day
On October 13, join us in proud support of World Thrombosis Day, a year-long campaign that focuses attention on thrombosis education.
VTE prevention pitfalls
Between admission and discharge, there are several points at which the VTE prevention protocol can fail. Learn how to identify and address 12 common protocol pitfalls.
Clinical evidence
Overlooked risk factors
When it comes to venous thromboembolism (VTE), there are certain at-risk patient populations you likely know to watch, but there are many other less familiar risk factors that can also increase the risk of blood clots.
DVT Debunked: Mobility safety
The Smart Compression™ Educates DVT Debunked series introduces several common misconceptions – or myths – about blood clot prevention and provides resources and evidence to clarify and educate. This article focuses on mobility safety.
Patient safety recommendations
With the global coronavirus pandemic causing heightened focus on patient care, we're highlighting patient safety in hospitals. A top way to avoid unnecessary complications and deaths is to work on preventing blood clots — or venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Implementing VTE prevention best practices
Compression sizing matters
It's important to find the right size for IPC solutions, because a poor fit puts the patient at risk of not receiving the full benefit of the intervention and may even cause harm.
Protocol implementation success
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) stresses the importance of effective implementation of VTE protocols, noting that it can increase adequate prophylaxis rates to 80% or more. Read about Johns Hopkins’ success.
Patient refusal – how to escalate
Learn how to build an escalation process to use when patients object to wearing IPC devices.
Resources for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Earn CE credits and learn about VTE prevention best practices
Cardinal Health has developed an accredited series of free nursing modules on VTE prevention.
Patient compliance survey tool
This simple form will help you identify areas for education and compliance to protocols and therapy.
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