• Clin. Appl. Thromb. Hemost. · Jan 2012

    Clinical Trial

    Venous thromboembolism pharmacy intervention management program with an active, multifaceted approach reduces preventable venous thromboembolism and increases appropriate prophylaxis.

    • Charles E Mahan, Mohamed A Hussein, Alpesh N Amin, and Alex C Spyropoulos.
    • University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. chmahan@yahoo.com
    • Clin. Appl. Thromb. Hemost. 2012 Jan 1; 18 (1): 45-58.

    AbstractTwo concepts relating to venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention have recently emerged-"appropriate" prophylaxis and "preventable" VTE. We evaluated whether a human alert, as part of a pharmacy intervention program, can increase appropriate prophylaxis and decrease preventable symptomatic VTE in hospitalized patients. This prospective study with retrospective data collection was conducted utilizing data from 1879 patients in 2006 as a control cohort. The intervention cohort data were from 1646 patients during 2007, after program implementation. The rate of appropriate prophylaxis increased from 23.8% in 2006 to 37.9% in 2007 (odds ratio 1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.6-2.1; P < .0001). Preventable VTE incidence was reduced by 74% (95% CI = 44%-88%) from 18.6 to 4.9 per 1000 patient discharges in 2006 and 2007, respectively (P = .0006). In conclusion, a pharmacy-led multifaceted intervention can significantly increase the rates of appropriate prophylaxis and significantly reduce the incidence of preventable VTE in hospitalized patients.

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