DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS PROPHYLAXIS

Course overview

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) IS THE FORMATION OR PRESENCE OF A THROMBUS IN THE DEEP VEINS. DVT OCCURS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE UPPER EXTREMITIES. PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) IS AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY OR ITS BRANCHES BY A THROMBUS (SOMETIMES DUE TO FAT OR AIR). THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF THROMBUS IN PULMONARY ARTERIES IS AN EMBOLIZATION FROM DEEP VEINS OF THE LEGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES OF DVT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST DVT.