Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE) Prophylaxis among King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) Neurosurgerical Patients, A Cross Sectional Snapshot Analysis

Abstract: One of the most common & potentially destructive complications that can occur among neurosurgical patients is venous thromboembolism (VTE), so, prevention of (VTE) is essential for most admitted patients. There are updated recommendations that have been provided by the 9th edition of American collage of Chest Physicians (ACCP) clinical practice guidelines for prevention & treatment for the subgroup of patients in each department that confirm the evaluation of patient risk for VTE. The aim of this study is quality improvement to evaluate the commitment of King Abdulaziz University hospital (KAUH), department of Surgery, division of neurosurgery to the international recommendations of the ACCP using a cross sectional snapshot analysis. Research methodology: In the month of October 2015 the research project was developed by a research group using a cross sectional snapshot analysis. The forms of data collection were derived from the 9th ACCP guidelines and were used to evaluate the division of neurosurgery adherence to ACCP guidelines. . The data was collected by the research group .The ethic approval of the study was obtained from the chairman ethics committee. Main results: In the month of October 2015 a cross sectional snapshot analysis showed that 4 out of 5 (80%) patients who were admitted during this period were on VTE prophylaxis. Keywords: VENOUS THROMBO-EMBOLISM (VTE), American collage of Chest Physicians (ACCP). Title: Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE) Prophylaxis among King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) Neurosurgerical Patients, A Cross Sectional Snapshot Analysis Author: Anas Mohammed ALQADI, Bassim Albeirouti, Rayan Nasser ALharthi, Hamza Mohammed S. AlQadi, Mohammed Zaki M. Al-Zumi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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