10 Clinical Minutes: VTE Prophylaxis

Venous thromboembolism is a source of considerable morbidity & mortality in hospitalized medical patients. But, there's a fine line between preventing clots and causing bleeding. In this episode we discuss non-pharmacologic & pharmacologic prophylaxis options, how to weigh the risk of VTE against the risk of bleeding, and which patients to consider for which type of prophylaxis.
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:16 Prophylaxis options
2:39 Risk scoring: VTE
3:16 Risk scoring: Bleeding
3:59 Chemoprophylaxis
5:48 Low-risk patients

6:50 Summary
7:50 COVID-19
9:20 Outro

Opening and closing song: "Clear Day" by Bensound.com
Written & presented by Brianna Coogle, MS4
Reviewed by Abebe Abebe, MD
Edited by William Huynh, MS3