Knowledge, attitude and practices of surgeons regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in tertiary healthcare hospitals of the Rawalpindi Districts.

Autor:	Khan A; Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan., Fatima S; Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan., Naqvi AA; CDA Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2024 Sep; Vol. 74 (9), pp. 1665-1668.
DOI:	10.47391/JPMA.6479
Abstrakt:	Objective: To assess doctors' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from April to September 2021 in three public-sector hospitals affiliated with the Rawalpindi Medical University: Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and Rawalpindi District Headquarters Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and comprised physicians of either gender who were actively involved in patient care. Data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire regarding venous thromboembolism. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Results: All the 220(100%) subjects approached responded positively to the study questionnaire. There were 144(65.45%) general surgeons, 50(22.72%) gynaecologists and 26(11.81%) orthopaedic surgeons. Overall, there were 26(11.81%) senior consultants, 65(29.54%) postgraduate residents and 129(58.63%) house officers. There were 150(68.2%) doctors who reported having witnessed deep-vein thrombosis in their patients, and 113(51.4%) had witnessed deaths related to pulmonary embolism. Among the methods employed for DVT diagnosis, the use of clinical criteria was the most common 136(36.1%), while venography was the least common technique used by 8(2.2%). While 210(95.5%) subjects expressed the desire for adopting an institute-wide regimen for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, only 66(30%) were currently following such a regimen.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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