Use of charts with a VTE prophylaxis section. The VTE prophylaxis section in the NIMC is intended to prompt prescribers to assess all adult patients for risk of VTE on admission and prescribe appropriate VTE prophylaxis.

Conducting a baseline audit provides health services with an opportunity to measure improvement in documentation of VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis prescribing following introduction of the NIMC with VTE prophylaxis section.

NIMC with VTE prophylaxis section Rationale Venous thromboembolism (VTE) which comprises pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major source of morbidity and mortality for surgical and medical patients in hospital. In 2008, it was estimated that there were over 14,700 cases of VTE and approximately 5,000 deaths due to

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the low-cost, multifaceted Australian National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) intervention on improving the quality of VTE prophylaxis and reducing disease.

2014年2月28日 · As the NIMC applies in all hospital wards (not just medical wards), the thromboprophylaxis section will apply to patient populations at widely varying VTE risk. For some patient populations at substantial risk it may be beneficial to insist on a declaration of this sort, but not in medical patients where the risk is low.

VTE comprises deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a significant problem for medical and surgical patients, leading to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Options for thromboprophylaxis include anticoagulants and mechanical prophylaxis. The NIMC facilitates the prescribing of these prophylaxis methods by ...

The electronic tool is designed to measure use of the pre-printed NIMC VTE prophylaxis section safety elements. It can be used to collect pre-implementation and post-implementation audit data, and report on audit data.

In 2009, a dedicated section was included in the Queensland version of the NIMC for venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and prescribing of both pharmacological and mechanical prophylaxis. This feature was piloted nationally by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

•VTE Prevention procedure, VTE Risk Screen Form (with clinical guidelines) and VTE prophylaxis section on the National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) 2014

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has developed a variety of educational resources on using the VTE prophylaxis section of the (paper) National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) including a PowerPoint presentation, poster and brochure.