Multimodal quality improvement project on reducing hospital perioperative thromboembolic events (Patient Safety Indicator-12)
The four-pillar initiative structure implemented was successful in reducing postoperative VTE rates, reducing costs and lowering hospital length of stay.
Authors
- Devdutta Sangvai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-8534)
- Maragatha Kuchibhatla
- Jillian Hauser
- Christopher J. Vail
- Richard P. Shannon
- Andrew M. Peseski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-611X)
- Thomas L. Ortel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-4585)
- Jonathan Bae
- Momen M. Wahidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7942-1435)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Duke University Health System (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002937
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00