Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Practice Patterns in 17 Geographically Diverse Long Term Care Facilities in the United States: Part 1 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation Project)

Residents of long term care have significant comorbidity that poses risk for VTE; although many received VTE-P, contraindications were common, warranting individualized considerations. The likelihood of VTE-P was greatest following orthopedic surgery, severe trauma, and medical illness.