Nursing progress on prophylaxis of the deep venous thrombosis in department of orthopedics / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has attracted great attention because of its high morbidity in orthopedics department, which could easily cause lethal pulmonary embolism (PE). Based on the domestic and foreign findings from the prophylaxis and nursing of DVT, this thesis summarized the key problems in orthopedic patients. It firstly defined the conception of DVT,and then emphasized the morbidity and severity of DVT in orthopedics department. After that it reviewed the possible risk factors that contributed to DVT. Moreover it also pointed out some matters needing attentions through discussing and analyzing the nursing and prophylactic measures against DVT, and it also gave some recommendations on it. It expounded the nursing progress on prophylaxis of the deep venous thrombosis in department of orthopedics, so as to provide reference for clinical work and study.