Increasing incidence of Venous
Thromboembolism (VTE) has complicated treatment
courses for hospitalised patients. Despite recommendation
to support deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk assessment and
appropriate use of prophylaxis in medical inpatients, it is
either neglected or prescribed unnecessarily by the
clinicians. This study aimed to assess and compare the
appropriateness of DVT prophylaxis prescribing between
usual care versus a pharmacist-driven DVT Risk Alert Tool
(DRAT) intervention among hospitalised medical patients.
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