Venous Thromboembolism
Conditions
Keywords
venous thromboembolism/prevention & control
Brief summary
Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, eAlerts providing evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.
Detailed description
An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer. The eAlerts provide evidence-based guidelines on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Now, after a cluster randomized controlled trial, the eAlerts will be rolled out and evaluated hospital-widely.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALelectronic alerts
An eAlert is displayed in the electronic patient chart if no prophylaxis has been ordered within 6 h after admission or transfer.
Sponsors
University of Zurich
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all in-patients hospitalized in a ward with computerized physician order entry (CPOE), * staying at least 24 h in a ward
Exclusion criteria
* outpatients, * ward without CPOE, * patients transferred from an intervention to a control ward and vice versa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism | 3 months | patients with prophylaxis/total patients |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ordering time after admission or transfer of a patient | 3 months | time when physicians order a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis |
| acceptance of the eAlerts | 3 months | survey of compliant and incompliant physicians |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed