Language
English
Publication Date
10-1-2023
Journal
JACC: Advances
DOI
10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100597
PMID
38938337
PMCID
PMC11198051
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
9-13-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Background: Thromboprophylaxis for medically ill patients during hospitalization and postdischarge remains underutilized. Clinical decision support (CDS) may address this need if embedded within workflow, interchangeable among electronic health records (EHRs), and anchored on a validated model.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical impact of a universal EHR-integrated CDS tool based on the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism plus D-Dimer venous thromboembolism model.
Methods: This was a cluster randomized trial of 4 tertiary academic hospitals from December 21, 2020 to January 21, 2022. Inpatients over age 60 with key medical illnesses were eligible. We embedded CDS at admission and discharge. Hospitals were randomized to intervention (CDS; n = 2) vs usual care (n = 2) groups. The primary outcome was rate of appropriate thromboprophylaxis. Secondary outcomes included venous, arterial, and total thromboembolism, major bleeding, and all-cause mortality through 30 days postdischarge.
Results: After exclusions, 10,699 of 19,823 patients were analyzed. Intervention group tool adoption was 77.8%. Appropriate thromboprophylaxis was increased at intervention hospitals, both inpatient (80.1% vs 72.5%, OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.39-1.67) and at discharge (13.6% vs 7.5%, OR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.60-2.33). There were fewer venous (2.7% vs 3.3%, OR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.64-1.00), arterial (0.25% vs 0.70%, OR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.19-0.67), and total thromboembolisms (2.9% vs 4.0%, OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.58-0.88) at intervention hospitals. Major bleeding was rare and did not differ between groups. Mortality was higher at intervention hospitals (9.1% vs 7.0%, OR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.15-1.53).
Conclusions: EHR-embedded CDS increased appropriate thromboprophylaxis and reduced thromboembolism without increasing major bleeding in medically ill inpatients. Mortality was higher at intervention hospitals.
Keywords
arterial thromboembolism, clinical decision support, clinical prediction rule, IMPROVE-DD VTE score, medical inpatient, thromboprophylaxis, venous thromboembolism
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Spyropoulos, Alex C; Goldin, Mark; Koulas, Ioannis; et al., "Universal EHRs Clinical Decision Support for Thromboprophylaxis in Medical Inpatients: A Cluster Randomized Trial" (2023). Faculty and Staff Publications. 4523.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/4523
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