Hospital acquired thrombosis (HAT) prevention in an acute hospital; a single centre cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Muhammad Irfan
dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, C.
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Aisling
dc.contributor.authorLester, L.
dc.contributor.authorSilvari, V.
dc.contributor.authorDuggan, C.
dc.contributor.authorO'Shea, S.
dc.contributor.funderIrish Haemostasis Research Foundation Ltd
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T11:18:30Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T11:18:30Z
dc.date.issued2017-04
dc.description.abstractEvidence based guidelines are effective in reducing incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) which is associated with morbidly, mortality and economic burden. This study aimed to identify the proportion of inpatients who had a VTE risk assessment (RA) performed and who received thromboprophylaxis (TP), in Cork University Hospital. There was no structured RA tool at the time; information was obtained from medical and drug charts to ascertain if a RA was performed. Patients were then RA by researchers and stratified as per NICE guidelines and the proportion who received TP was calculated. One thousand and nineteen inpatients were screened. Risk was documented in 24% of cases. TP was prescribed in 43.2% of inpatients. Following application of a RA tool >80% were at high risk of VTE with low risk of bleeding with TP prescription in 46.3% of inpatients. A national collaborative effort should be encouraged to develop a standardized approach for safe RA of inpatients and prescription of TP for prevention of HAT.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationKhan, M. I., O’Leary, C., O’Brien, A., Lester, L., Silvari, V., Duggan, C. and O’Shea, S. (2017) ‘Hospital Acquired Thrombosis (HAT) prevention in an acute hospital; a single centre cross-sectional study’, Irish Medical Journal, 110(4), 547 (9pp). doi:10147/621277en
dc.identifier.doi10147/621277
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5882
dc.identifier.volume110en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.rights© 2017, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectCardiovascular systemen
dc.subjectThrombosisen
dc.subjectHospitalen
dc.titleHospital acquired thrombosis (HAT) prevention in an acute hospital; a single centre cross-sectional studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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