Hospital-acquired Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE, blood clots) is the most common preventable cause of in-hospital death. Assessing patients’ risk of VTE and bleeding and choosing the appropriate thromboprophylaxis (e.g. medicines and/or compression stockings) for them early in their hospital admission reduces their risk of developing a blood clot.
We are delighted to share with you the following documents to assist in achieving improved VTE prevention in hospitals. These were developed following the VTE prevention improvement collaborative, where teams from 27 acute hospitals worked with the HSE Quality Improvement Division (now National Quality & Patient Safety Directorate). Please click on the links below to view or download the files.