Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment and Prophylaxis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of the Facilitators and Barriers to Healthcare Worker Compliance with Clinical Practice Guidelines in the acute care setting.

Abstract

Review question/objective The objective of this review is to identify, appraise and synthesise the best available evidence on the facilitators and barriers to compliance with Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and prophylaxis clinical practice guidelines in the acute care setting. More specifically, the review question is: To what extent are clinical practice guidelines for risk assessment and prophylaxis of VTE adhered to in the acute care setting, and what are the facilitators and barriers? Inclusion criteria Types of participants This review will consider any studies that include all health care professionals regardless of their designated involvement with venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. Phenomena of interest This review will consider studies that evaluated the facilitators and barriers to venous thromboembolism compliance with clinical practice guidelines in the acute care setting. The qualitative component of the review will consider as phenomena of interest any studies that identify facilitators and/or barriers to compliance with clinical practice guidelines in relation to venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. The quantitative component of the review will consider any studies that report on the barriers and facilitators to compliance with clinical practice guidelines in relation to venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. The textual component of the review will consider any paper that discusses the facilitators and/or barriers to compliance with clinical practice guidelines in relation to venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. Types of outcomes This review will consider studies that include measures of compliance as their outcome measures. The qualitative component of the review will consider any studies that identify facilitators and/or barriers to compliance with clinical practice guidelines in relation to venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. The quantitative component of the review will consider any studies that report on the barriers and facilitators to compliance with clinical practice guidelines in relation to venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prophylaxis in the acute care setting. The textual component of the review will consider any paper TRUNCATED AT 350 WORDS