Venous Thrombolism Essay

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease made up of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a common, lethal disorder that affects 10% to 20% in general medical patients and up to 80% in critically ill patients. This disorder recurs frequently, is often overlooked, and results in long-term complications. It is important to determine the benefits of preventing VTE through pharmacological modality such as low-molecular-weight heparin and also non-pharmacological modality such as intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) device. Since the nursing profession has the ability to increase patient safety and reduce further injury and mortality by advocating for the use of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in all medical patients at risk for VTE.
According to Restrepo (2015), DVT is caused by different physiologic mechanisms that are likely to occur with decreased mobility,
(p.5) There are multiple sources of evidence in prevention of VTE. However, it is necessary to evaluate the sources in regards to its validity, accuracy, reasonableness and support. Three articles focus on different implementations and interventions in preventing VTE through various clinical trials, guidelines, and practices to improve VTE prophylaxis.
Credibility
When evaluating sources it is important to consider the article’s information and the author of the article to be both authentic and reliable. In the Journal article, “Evidence-based quality project to improve DVT”, discusses the findings from an observational study by initiating a unit guideline on non-invasive mechanical modalities (MM) for DVT prophylaxis. This article is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The authors being nurses are able to show forth their authority because of the different areas of specialties they are specialized in. Three of the authors are Registered Nurses, one of them is