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What is Venous Virchow’s

Thromboembolism (VTE)? Triad BLOOD FLOW

STASIS

Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) is known
as the father of modern pathology.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which a blood clot forms most often in the Virchow’s research and discoveries
deep veins of the leg, groin or arm (known as deep vein thrombosis, DVT) and travels in the are instrumental to the modern
circulation, lodging in the lungs (known as pulmonary embolism, PE). Together, DVT and PE understanding of pathological ENDOTHELIAL HYPERCOAGULABILITY
are known as VTE - a dangerous, potentially deadly medical condition. 13 INJURY
treatments and human anatomy. His
triad of thrombosis and embolism
describes the three events necessary
for clotting to occur. As medicine has
evolved, the understanding of blood clots has as well, and a clear link between
Embolus bed rest and clotting was uncovered. Since a provoking 1944 JAMA article, the
Travels to Lungs evils of bed rest have been well documented, and early indications of VTE as an
“ambulatory disease” has further linked bed rest and thrombosis. More recently
the challenges of the 2020 global pandemic have once again brought coagulation
issues to the forefront of the medical community.

THE EVIL SEQUELAE OF COMPLETE
BED REST 1944, Journal of
WILLIAM DOC, M.D. American Medical
Normal Blood Flow Deep Vein LOS ANGELES Association
Thrombosis It is rarely possible to ascribe to bed rest alone the
disorders which become manifest in patients

Mechanical Prophylaxis & Anticoagulants

A Deadly Silent Killer

In the hospital, blood clot prevention is attacked from two angles, thinning the blood
through pharmacological agents and replicating ambulation to mechanically move blood
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a thrombosis in the deep vein of the leg, is a leading cause of through the circulatory system. Pharmacological therapy can have limitations with specific
preventable hospital mortality, affecting 350,000-900,000 patients with an estimated patient populations due to bleeding risk and drug-to-drug interactions.
60,000-100,000 annual deaths in the United States.
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Association of periOperating Room Nurses (AORN) and American College of Chest
Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines recommend mechanical prophylaxis for at least 18 hours
DVTs are the fifth most common reason for hospital readmission, the third most frequent per day for various patient types and prior to anesthesia for a surgical operation and
complication of total joint replacement (TJR), and are associated immediately afterward.
with an estimated annual cost of $10 billion. 5

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