Gibson, Karl
(2019)
VTE prevention: an examination of the implementation of SMAT and VTE reeducation.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
Venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) are blood clots that begin in a vein and include deep venous thromboses (DVTs) and pulmonary embolisms (PEs). VTEs will affect an estimated 71 out of every 100,000 individuals yearly, with 100,000 to 300,000 deaths being attributable to VTEs every year, accounting for 10% of all hospital deaths, killing more people than AIDS, cancer, and auto accidents combined. Ultimately, VTEs are considered the most preventable hospital acquired condition. Using Cerner (an electronic health record) based data, this study investigates the impact of standardizing medication administration times (SMAT). A Chi Square test was used to examine the impact of this intervention. Findings suggest that the SMAT intervention both reduced the percent of pharmacological anticoagulation missed doses as well as the relative rate of patient refusals. This study also proposes a comprehensive VTE reeducation initiative, detailing the structure and evaluation of the initiative as well. The reeducation initiative improves two aspects of the iron triangle, namely improving patient quality and containing costs for VTE treatment, illustrating the public health relevance of the study.
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| Item Type: |
Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper
(Master Essay)
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Broom, Kevin | kevinbroom@pitt.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Volkar, Judith | volkarjk2@upmc.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Genday, Patty | gendaypa@upmc.edu | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
16 April 2019 |
| Date Type: |
Submission |
| Submission Date: |
4 April 2019 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
67 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Health Policy & Management |
| Degree: |
MHA - Master of Health Administration |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
VTE Prevention
Standardized Medication Administration Time
Anticoagulation
Education |
| Date Deposited: |
07 Oct 2019 19:36 |
| Last Modified: |
07 Oct 2019 19:36 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/36346 |
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