Physician beliefs regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis at a large multihospital US healthcare system: a cross-sectional survey study
Compared with low prescribers, high prescribers were more concerned about VTE without prophylaxis and less about harms. These differences in beliefs may underlie physician behaviour and could be targets for interventions to reduce inappropriate prophylaxis.
Authors
- Stephanie Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2361-7073)
- Benjamin G Mittman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-5822)
- Oindrila Bhattacharyya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9006-7409)
- John F. P. Bridges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-5535)
- Tarini Gunaratne
- Nicola B. Campoamor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7836-5135)
- Michael B. Rothberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2062-6329)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Ochsner Baptist Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107411
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00