The CSPS endorses perioperative prophylaxis (pharmacological and mechanical) to prevent thromboembolism (VTE) for all patients at-risk. (Adopted 7.15.07, modified 2.25.09) The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) IHI: Estimate the # of Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention of venous thromboembolism: the Seventh American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy ICSI Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Guidelines JCR: Optimizing the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Practice Alert: Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE): Reducing the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Inpatients Undergoing Surgery AST: Recommended Standards of Practice for Safe Use of Pneumatic Tourniquets >>Back to Safe Surgery Principles