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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical and Surgical ICUs in a Single University Hospital

NCT01851239 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2014-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Venous thromboembolism(VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular complication among hospitalized patients, and can even cause death. VTE often occurs in intensive care patients and there had been many efforts to prevent such complication. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) had published evidence-based clinical practice guideline for VTE prophylaxis.

This study focuses on how VTE prophylaxis is being performed in both medical and surgical ICUs in a single University hospital, and sees the differences in such prophylactic patterns.

Conditions

  • Venous Thromboembolism

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yonsei University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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