In the first period we enrolled 59 patients, 42 of them (71.2%) received prophylaxis for VTE (63.4% had pharmacological prophylaxis and 34.1% mechanical) and 2.4% received dual prophylaxis. Seventeen patients (28.8%) received no prophylaxis, 2 of them had contraindication to any type of VTED thromboprophylaxis.
Post-FMEA, we enrolled 97 patients, 89 of them (91.7%) received prophylaxis for VTED: 55% received pharmacological prophylaxis and 45% mechanical devices. Dual prophylaxis was received by 6.25% of patients. From those who received mechanical devices, 67.9% received compression stockings. Seven patients (8.2%) presented high risk of bleeding and did not receive prophylaxis. One patient had contraindication for both types of measures.
Post checklist we included 40 patients, 39 of them (97.5%) of them received prophylactic measures: 73.5% received pharmacological prophylaxis and 32.5% mechanical devices. Dual prophylaxis were applied in 25% of patients. Only 1 patient (2.5%) had double contraindication for VTED measures.