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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
QUINTANA-MONTEJO, Natalia; VEGA-PENA, Neil Valentín and DOMINGUEZ-TORRES, Luis Carlos. From theory to practice: adherence to clinical practice guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients in Colombia. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2023, vol.71, n.1, e8. Epub June 24, 2024. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v71n1.95003.
The development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in surgical patients is a serious public health problem since it increases morbidity and mortality rates, as well as the costs associated with in-hospital care for this population. Notwithstanding the above, and although their effectiveness has been demonstrated, prophylactic measures are not properly used in these patients in Colombia. A possible cause of this situation is the poor adherence of health professionals to clinical practice guidelines (CPG) addressing the prevention of VTE. In this regard, several methodological approaches to achieve an adequate implementation of thromboprophylaxis by transforming physicians' behaviors have been described. However, to accomplish this, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the multifactorial barriers and sociological conditions that underlie this problem.
Better adherence to VTE prophylaxis CPGs is known to lead to better clinical practice. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to carry out a reflective analysis of the causes and possible solutions to the low adherence of Colombian health professionals to these guidelines.
Keywords : Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Thrombosis; Embolism; Practice Guideline; Guideline Adherence; Practice Patterns, Physicians' (MeSH).