Preventing venous thromboembolism at a district hospital: a quality improvement study

Figures & data

Figure 1: Steps of a quality improvement cycle

Figure 2: Intervention strategies used in the study

Figure 3: Stamp placed on treatment charts. Adapted from the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust VTE prevention strategy¹⁰

Figure 4: VTE risk assessments documented in patient notes on admission

Figure 5: Risk categories of patients admitted

Figure 6: Percentage of patients at risk of VTE who received thromboprophylaxis

Brockbank K, Snoxall S, Beaumont A, et al. Implementing a venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention strategy. Clin Gov an Int J. 2010;15(1):19–28.

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