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Clinically Speaking: Adding venous thromboembolism to the CDI checklist
by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP
The annual incidence of an initial venous thromboembolism (VTE) event, either a pulmonary embolus (PE) or a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is approximately 0.1% in the United States, with the highest incidence among the elderly and a recurrence rate of about 7% at six months.
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