VTE - DVT & PE

Assessing Probability of DVT/PE

Prescribing LMWH

If, based on VTE risk assessment, a patient is deemed to have a need for pharmacological VTE prophylaxis, the first-line choice of prophylaxis will be a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).

Body weight, renal function (calculated as creatinine clearance [CrCl] using Cockcroft-Gault equation – eGFR should not be used as it is not equivalent) and individual contraindications/bleeding risk factors should be checked before prescribing.

(Prophylaxis)

(Treatment)

* Source: Derbyshire Joint Area Prescribing Committee (JAPC)

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** Source: Gloucestershire Hospital