Establishing a new care pathway for deep vein thrombosis

Dr Tony Wan implemented a new clinical pathway that reduces the burden on the emergency department by directly referring DVT patients to the thrombosis clinic, thereby reducing wait times

Dr Tony Wan of St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver identified a gap in the treatment pathway of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), causing repeat visits to the emergency department (ED) and putting pressure on a department that is already prone to overcrowding. The new care pathway saw the expansion of St Paul’s Hospital Thrombosis Clinic, where patients are referred directly after […]

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