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A 5 page research paper that discusses Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is a negative patient outcome that affects roughly 1.6 of every 1,000 Americans on a yearly basis, which translates into more than 200,000 new cases of DVT episode incidents occurring annually (Crowther and McCourt, 2004). Research indicates that DVT is preventable. Furthermore, research shows that the administration of low-molecular-weight heparin follows by vitamin K antogaonists are also effective as prophylactic measures. When assessment and prevention measures as routinely undertaken by nurses as independent agents and DVT prevention is instituted, it can save lives; therefore, Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell (2006), using research, developed an evidence-based practice protocol (EBPP) for DVT and the writer discusses this protocol. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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annually (Crowther and McCourt, 2004). In total, DVT is believed to affect more than 2.5 million people each year (Day, 2003). Research indicates that DVT is preventable (Kyrle and Eichinger,
2005). Furthermore, research shows that the administration of low-molecular-weight heparin follows by vitamin K antogaonists are also effective as prophylactic measures. When assessment and prevention measures as routinely undertaken by
nurses as independent agents and DVT prevention is instituted, it can save lives; therefore, Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell (2006), using research, developed an evidence-based practice protocol (EBPP) for DVT.
Literature review Thrombus, that is, a "meshwork of protein strands made of fibrin," forms in response to when a "chemical stimulus from either an intrinsic or extrinsic coagulation pathway
activates" (Crowther and McCourt, 2004, p. 21). Platelets begin to adhere to this meshwork and aggregate to form a blockage and this initiates a "complex chain of chemical react," that
ultimately results in DVT (Crowther and McCourt, 2004, p. 21). Utilization of Virchows Triad aids practitioners in identifying patients who are risk for developing DVT and the related risk of
pulmonary embolus (PE) (Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell, 2006). PE is when a portion of the DVT "breaks loose and travels to the lungs," which can cause shortness of
breath (King, 2003, p. 24). The factors comprising the triad are "venous stasis, vessel wall damage and coagulation changes" (Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell, 2006), p. 1355). Venous stasis is
typically associated with one of three primary causal factors: "decreased velocity of blood flow through the vessels; venous dilation and pooling, or venous obstruction" (Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell, 2006,
p. 1355). Immobility is a frequent cause of decreased velocity, which can also cause venous pooling that, in turn, results in "venous dilation and congestion" (Van Wicklin, War and Cantrell,
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