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Quality Definitions and Methodology

Blood Clot Prevention

VTE-1. Patients who received treatment to prevent blood clots within one day of admission or the day after surgery
VTE-2. ICU patients who received treatment to prevent blood clots within one day of admission, within one day of transfer to the ICU, or within one day following surgery
VTE-3. Patients with blood clots who received recommended treatment with two blood thinners
VTE-4. Patients with blood clots who were treated with unfractionated IV heparin and had their blood checked using recommended procedures
VTE-5. Patients with blood clots who were discharged on blood thinners and received educational instructions at discharge
VTE-6. Patients who developed blood clots who did not receive preventative treatment