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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Jan-Mar;30(1):31–37. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000075

Table 1.

Demographic Variables, Clinical Service and Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Pre and Post Guideline Implementation

Pre - Data Post - Data p

N (patients) 95 92
Dates of Observations 8/1/10–8/21/10 2/9/12–2/29/12
Age (mean years ± standard deviation) 61.4±15.2 60.9±15.6 .83
Gender (Males/Females) 59/36 64/28 .18
Days of Observation 3.58 3.86 .58
Service .01
  Trauma 21 6
  General Surgery 21 21
  Vascular 22 18
  Thoracic 15 22
  Other Surgical Services 16 25
Pharmacologic DVT Prophylaxis on Admission 60 53 .45