Danny Mou, Elissa Falconer, Melissa Majumdar, Tori Delgado, Katherine Fay, Carrie E Hall, Carla Smach, Shanza Ashraf, Sydnee Levett, Edward Lin, Scott Davis, Ankit Patel, Jamil Stetler, Federico Serrot, Jahnavi Srinivasan, Omobolanle Oyefule, Maggie Diller, Elizabeth Hechenbleikner
BACKGROUND: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) venous thromboembolism (VTE) prescribing practices vary widely. Our institutional VTE prophylaxis protocol has historically been unstandardized. OBJECTIVES: To create a standardized MBS VTE prophylaxis protocol, track protocol compliance, and identify barriers to protocol compliance and address them with Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. SETTING: Single Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program-accredited academic hospital...
August 16, 2023: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases