Thrombosis Guidelines vs BMJ Best Practice

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST THROMBOSIS GUIDELINES Prevent and treat thrombosis quickly and effectively. Prevent or treat life-threatening venous thromboembolism in adult hospital inpatients using these authoritative and comprehensive guidelines used by doctors and allied health professionals at some of UK’s leading NHS hospitals. Thousand of lives could be saved every year if health professionals were better at preventing and treating venous thromboembolisms that may arise during hospital stays. Thrombosis Guidelines gives health professionals quick access to the information they need to prevent, diagnose and treat thromboses in adult inpatients. Created by the Professor of thrombosis and haemostasis and the team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, this quick reference tool can help clinical staff administer safe, appropriate anticoagulation to adult patients. Topics include •Initiation of warfarin therapy •Monitoring and adjustment of warfarin therapy •Management of unfractionated heparin infusions •Management of over anticoagulation and reversal of warfarin therapy •Investigation and management of a suspected deep vein thrombosis •Venous thromboprophylaxis in medical and surgical patients.

Instant access to the latest evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals. Updated daily, BMJ Best Practice provides healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based clinical decision support information. It's available offline, which means clinical decision support can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This app can be downloaded by those who have access to the BMJ Best Practice website, and have already set-up a username and password. Don’t have a subscription? Download the app and access a free 7 day trial. The app provides: - Fast access to the latest guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention - 500+ patient leaflets - 250+ medical calculators - Guidance videos on common clinical procedures - Automatic CME/CPD activity tracking Your feedback helps to inform future developments. At BMJ, we have a user-centered product development process, which means that we enhance the product based on what our customers, and our users tell us they need and want. As a result, we have introduced features such as ‘night mode’ and patient leaflets to the app. If you have a question or want to provide feedback, please contact us at support@bmj.com. Thank you!