Improving Compliance For Prophylaxis Of Venous Thromboembolism

Abstract

The goal of this six week period study was to evaluate compliance for VTE prophylaxis before and after educational intervention Results: During the observational phase there was a 75% and 21 % compliance with VTE prophylaxis in the MICU and medical wards respectively. Following an educational inservice, the compliance with prophylaxis improved to 85% and 39% for MICU and medical wards respectively during the interventional phase. Conclusions: Compliance with prophylaxis is lower than in other teaching hospitals. The higher rate of compliance in the MICU is probably due to the presence of trained staff, the acuity of illness of patients and closed nature of the ICU. We proved that education and probably a multidisciplinary approach increases the use of VTE prophylaxis. The low rate of prophylaxis in the medical wards could be due to difficulties recognizing risk factors. Emphasis on risk factors recognition and education is highly recommended.