Implementing Best Practices for Blood Management - ….pptVIP

* The remainder of the black box warning is detailed on this slide. * Strategies to prevent DVT and PE should include both nonpharmacologic approaches, such as the use of intermittent pneumatic compression and graduated compression elastic stockings, and pharmacologic approaches. For prevention and treatment of VTE, low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is presently the standard of care. Current recommendations for thromboprophylaxis in general surgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma, abdominal surgery, spinal cord surgery, and medical conditions include a combination of LMWH (or, in some cases, unf