Prevention of venous thromboembolism: practice patterns in 17 geographically diverse long term care facilities in the United States: part 1 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation project).

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend antithrombotic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) using risk assessment, factoring contraindications. This report represents a summary of current practice patterns to prevent VTE in long term care as Phase 1 of a 3-phase educational intervention study. PHASE 1

Participants: Participants were 376 new admissions/readmissions (77 ± 12 [SD] years; 67% female) from 17 geographically diverse long term care facilities (3260 total beds).

Prevention of venous thromboembolism in long term care: results of a multicenter educational intervention using clinical practice guidelines: part 2 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation project).

Introduction: Implementation of prophylaxis for venous thomboembolism (VTE) through risk assessment based on clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is variably adopted in long term care facilities (LTCF). Current guidelines recommend venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE-P) following risk assessment, individualized to patient status. In LTCF, differing comorbidity, life-expectancy, ethical, and quality-of-life issues may warrant a unique approach.