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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2006:2006:1058.

Preventing DVT and PE in hospitalized patients: improving a successful electronic alert

Marilyn D Paterno  1 , Jennifer L Cina, Samuel Z Goldhaber, Nils Kucher
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Preventing DVT and PE in hospitalized patients: improving a successful electronic alert

Marilyn D Paterno et al. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006.

Abstract

At Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston, MA, we recently concluded a four year randomized, controlled study of the effect of electronic alerts on physician behavior in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). We found that the use of an electronic alert reduced the risk of DVT or PE at 90 days by 41%. Upon review of the instances where the recommended prophylaxis was not accepted, we designed enhancements to the alert.

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References

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    1. Fanikos J, Cina J, Paterno M, Baroletti S, Muntz K, Goldhaber SZ. Computer alert increases use of prophylaxis for patients at high venous thromboembolism risk.[Abstract]. Presented at Am Coll Cardiol Meeting; 2006 Mar 13; Atlanta GA. Poster 958-185.

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