• Internal medicine journal · Sep 2022

    Improving compliance with venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines in obese inpatients.

    • Adrian Chee, Hadley Bortz, Jarrod Yip, and James D McFadyen.
    • Department of Haematology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Intern Med J. 2022 Sep 1; 52 (9): 1638-1642.

    AbstractObesity is a well-recognised risk factor for venous thromboembolism, and increased dosing of pharmacological prophylaxis is recommended in obese inpatients. We performed a clinical decision support intervention by adjusting order sentences of prophylactic enoxaparin within our electronic medical records, which significantly improved appropriate dosing for thromboprophylaxis in obese inpatients at our institution.© 2022 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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