Anaes Vivas · Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
Clinical viva — the VTE prophylaxis decision pathway
A clinical viva on the VTE prophylaxis pathway — the risk stratification (the Caprini), the bleeding-risk assessment, the matching of the prophylaxis (the mobilisation, the mechanical, the pharmacological, the extended), the special situations (the neuraxial, the renal, the anticoagulated), and the audit.
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Prompt
A junior colleague asks how you decide the VTE prophylaxis for a surgical patient. Walk them through the assessment and the decision.
Stimulus
A junior colleague asks how you decide the VTE prophylaxis for a surgical patient. Walk them through the assessment and the decision.
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- [42331470]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.