Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most
 
Venous Thromboembolism Preventive
 
 

Surgical Care | Received appropriate venous thromboembolism preventive treatments


Why is this important?

It is important to prevent deep venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism.

Percent of surgery patients who received appropriate venous thromboembolism preventive treatments within 24 hours before to 24 hours after surgery.


Key
Blue = Our results
Gray = National and state results
LVH-CC = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
LVH-M = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
** = U.S. and PA data from January 2007 through March 2007 (most current data available)
 
 


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