TEAM ENHANCES BARIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS POST-DISCHARGE MOBILITY REDUCING VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM RISK: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Patients with obesity have decreased mobility and are at g reater risk for venous thromboembolism post-surgical discharge. Pulmonary embolus/deep venous thromboembolism composite increased from 0.45% to 2.7% in post-surgical bariatric population at our institution. This quality improvement project i...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Safe Patient Handling & Mobility (SPHM) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 30 - 38 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Visioning Publishers, LLC
Jun2026
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