Updated 2018 NICE guidance on venous thromboembolism - does evidence from root cause analysis of hospital-associated thrombosis support the additional investment required?

Br J Haematol. 2019 May;185(4):773-775. doi: 10.1111/bjh.15612. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Authors

Nicola McQuaid¹, Peter Davies², Tamara Everington¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
² Department of Pharmacy, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

PMID: 30406942
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15612

No abstract available

Keywords: DVT; NICE; PE; VTE; thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

England / epidemiology
Fibrinolytic Agents / economics
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Hospital Costs
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Root Cause Analysis
Venous Thromboembolism / economics
Venous Thromboembolism / mortality
Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents