Indications and Contraindications for Anti-Thrombotic Therapy to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Observations in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) based on Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)

Dharmarajan, T.; Dharmarajan, T.S.; Lawhorne, Larry; Nanda, Aman; Agarwal, Bikash; Agnihotri, Parag; Doxsie, Gaileen; Gokula, Murthy; Javaheri, Ashkan; Kanagala, Madhusudhana; Lebelt, Anna; Madireddy, Prasuna; Mahapatra, Sourya; Murak, Padmavathi; Muthavarapu, Ram Rao; Patel, Meenakshi; Patterson, Christopher; Soch, Kathleen; Troncales, Anna; Yaokim, Kamal; Kroft, Robin; Norkus, Edward P.

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.036

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Indications and Contraindications for Anti-Thrombotic Therapy to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Observations in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) based on Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)

Montefiore Medical Center North & NY Medical College

Introduction/Objective: Recent guidelines recommend antithrombotic prophylaxis for VTE based on risk assessment, in absence of contraindications. Practices in the long term care setting are unclear. This report summarizes current practices addressing VTE in 17 LTCFs after phase 1 of a 3-phase educational project aimed to improve practice patterns consistent with CPGs.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00472-1

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.036

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