Improved Compliance With Venous Thromboembolism Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies Hospitalized for Nonsurgical Indications Did Not Reduce Venous Thromboembolism Incidence

摘要

Objective: National guidelines recommend prophylactic anticoagulation for all hospitalized patients with cancer to prevent hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, adherence to these evidence-based recommended practice patterns remains low. We performed a quality improvement (QI) project to increase VTE pharmacologic prophylaxis rates among patients with gynecologic malignancies hospitalized for nonsurgical indications and evaluated the resulting effect on rates of development of VTE.