Abstract:BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is underutilized in hospitalized medical patients. Underutilization might occur as a result of resident practice variation incurred by using a complex risk assessment tool.ObjectiveTo examine what impact repetitive exposure to an electronic point-based VTE risk assessment tool has on resident inter-rater reliability and protocol adherence.DesignPre and post intervention cross-sectional cohort study.SettingSingle academic center.PatientsConvenience samples of I… Show more
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