Venous Thromboembolism
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary objective is to evaluate and compare the short-term and medicum-term effectiveness of 2 types of interventions in 2 different hospitals to improve the adequacy of hospital thromboprophylaxis among acute medical inpatients.
Interventions
OTHERComprehensive electronic tool in the electronic medical chart
Use of a comprehensive electronic tool in the electronic medical chart to help the stratification of risk of VTE and the subsequent prescription of an adequate thromboprophylaxis
OTHEREducative sessions
Educative sessions on thromboprophylaxis
OTHERPocket card
Pocket card (guide for thromboprophylaxis)
Sponsors
Marc Blondon
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* acute medical inpatients hospitalized at the Geneva University Hospitals or the Lugano Regional Hospitals
Exclusion criteria
* patients already on therapeutic anticoagulation * patients with an estimated life expectancy of \<3 months * pregnancy * patients hospitalized for COVID-19
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients with an adequate thromboprophylaxis | 90 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of venous thromboembolism | 90 days |
| Incidence of major bleeding | 90 days |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed