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The Use of Surgical Care Improvement Projects in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

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Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical Practice

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Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially mortal complication in patients undergoing surgery. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can be seen up to 40 % of patients who have no or inappropriate VTE prophylaxis during perioperative period.

In addition to the preoperative and intraoperative preventive measures, the standardization of postoperative care and follow-up are essential to reduce VTE risk. Modern healthcare prioritizes patient’s safety and aims to reduce postoperative morbidity by using standardized protocols. Use of quality improvement projects with well-organized surgical care has an important role to prevent VTE during hospital stay. Present surgical care improvement projects have provided us the opportunity to identify patients who are vulnerable to VTE. Description and introduction of the quality standards for VTE prevention in the educational materials, meetings and at the medical schools will increase the VTE awareness among the health care providers. You are going to find the characteristics of the major surgical quality improvement projects and their relations with VTE in the chapter.

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Dr. Erman Aytac is also working as a fellow at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.

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    Hasan Hakan Erem M.D., FTBS

  2. Department of General Surgery, Acibadem University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Erman Aytac M.D., FTBS

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Erem, H.H., Aytac, E. (2016). The Use of Surgical Care Improvement Projects in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism. In: Islam, M. (eds) Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical Practice. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 906. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2016_102

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