Prevention and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: a Canadian survey

BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) confers considerable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, although few studies have focused on the critically ill population. The objective of this study was to understand current approaches to the prevention and diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).DesignMailed self-administered survey of ICU Directors in …