Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in hospitalized patients and is the most frequent cause of preventable death in these patients, in addition to being the third cause of death of cardiovascular origin. Even though the loss of recent or continued mobility represents an important...
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| description | Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in hospitalized patients and is the most frequent cause of preventable death in these patients, in addition to being the third cause of death of cardiovascular origin. Even though the loss of recent or continued mobility represents an important predisposition related to the onset of VTE, there are no clear and uniform criteria for defining the concept of immobility. Despite this, it is currently known that the early mobilization and other non-pharmacological thromboprophylactic measures of the patient in the medical or surgical clinic is an essential measure for his full recovery and satisfactory prognosis. Therefore, it is always important to prescribe preventive multiprofessional care, such as lateral decubitus variation, bed positioning, passive continuous movements apparatus as use of a cycle ergometer (CE), compressive socks, intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC), electric stimulation, sitting position, orthostatism, transfer from bed to chair, walking, and insertion of a filtering device in the lower portion of the main human vein in order to guarantee recovery quickly, safely and free from the risk of developing fatal complications such as pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). Our objective in this article is to briefly summarize the main non-pharmacological thromboprophylaxis measures that help prevent venous embolism, in addition to addressing other mechanical resources used to prevent complications of thromboembolic events described in the literature on this topic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-085bf4874d304695aa5ddfa310fa02e82022-12-21T20:29:16ZengZabol University of Medical sciencesInternational Journal of Basic Science in Medicine2476-664X2020-12-015411812410.34172/ijbsm.2020.21ijbsm-21458Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized PatientsDilceu Silveira Tolentino Júnior0Roberto Carlos de Oliveira1Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, BrazilVale do Rio Doce University, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in hospitalized patients and is the most frequent cause of preventable death in these patients, in addition to being the third cause of death of cardiovascular origin. Even though the loss of recent or continued mobility represents an important predisposition related to the onset of VTE, there are no clear and uniform criteria for defining the concept of immobility. Despite this, it is currently known that the early mobilization and other non-pharmacological thromboprophylactic measures of the patient in the medical or surgical clinic is an essential measure for his full recovery and satisfactory prognosis. Therefore, it is always important to prescribe preventive multiprofessional care, such as lateral decubitus variation, bed positioning, passive continuous movements apparatus as use of a cycle ergometer (CE), compressive socks, intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC), electric stimulation, sitting position, orthostatism, transfer from bed to chair, walking, and insertion of a filtering device in the lower portion of the main human vein in order to guarantee recovery quickly, safely and free from the risk of developing fatal complications such as pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). Our objective in this article is to briefly summarize the main non-pharmacological thromboprophylaxis measures that help prevent venous embolism, in addition to addressing other mechanical resources used to prevent complications of thromboembolic events described in the literature on this topic.http://ijbsm.zbmu.ac.ir/PDF/ijbsm-21458venous thromboembolism early mobilization thromboprophylaxis non-pharmacology measures inpatients |
| spellingShingle | Dilceu Silveira Tolentino Júnior Roberto Carlos de Oliveira Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients International Journal of Basic Science in Medicine venous thromboembolism early mobilization thromboprophylaxis non-pharmacology measures inpatients |
| title | Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients |
| title_full | Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients |
| title_fullStr | Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients |
| title_short | Thromboprophylaxis Measures to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients |
| title_sort | thromboprophylaxis measures to prevent venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients |
| topic | venous thromboembolism early mobilization thromboprophylaxis non-pharmacology measures inpatients |
| url | http://ijbsm.zbmu.ac.ir/PDF/ijbsm-21458 |
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