1. Percentage of inpatients receiving ‘appropriate thromboprophylaxis’ at the hospital.
Percentage of inpatients receiving ‘appropriate thromboprophylaxis’ at the hospital. Results from quarterly pharmacy-led audits July 2016 to April 2018, approximately 400 patients included in each audit. ‘Appropriate thromboprophylaxis’ is defined as the patient receiving appropriate pharmacological/mechanical thromboprophylaxis daily, based on hospital guidelines. The improvement in thromboprophylaxis is considered to be a result of the bundle of measures introduced over this period. Of note, linking of the ‘recommended outcome’ of the electronic venous thromboembolism risk assessment directly to electronic prescribing was implemented mid-December 2016 which is associated with the steepest increase in appropriate thromboprophylaxis.
Susan Shapiro et al. BMJ Open Qual 2019;8:e000459
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