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...

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Published in:	International Journal of Safe Patient Handling & Mobility (SPHM) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 30 - 38
Main Authors:	Turrentine, Florence E., Wood, Leslie S., Pickral, Justin, Passerini, Heather M., Maitland, Hillary S.
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Visioning Publishers, LLC Jun2026
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost