ASH VTE Guidelines: Prevention in Hospitalized Surgical Patients 

These guidelines cover evidence-based research that supports decision-making to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) – also known as blood clots in the veins – in patients undergoing several different kinds of major surgical procedures requiring hospitalization. The guideline panels considered major surgical areas in which VTE is high-risk, particularly in the absence of preventive strategies.

Guideline Implementation Tools and Resources

ASH guidelines are reviewed annually by expert work groups convened by ASH. Resources derived from guidelines that require updating are removed from the ASH website.

VTE Guidelines: What You Should Know

This one-page overview provides a high-level summary of the guidelines for treating patients undergoing several different kinds of major surgical procedures requiring hospitalization. An overview of the full VTE guidelines is also available for download.

Teaching Slides

Help your colleagues diagnose, manage, and treat VTE with the following teaching slides designed for easy dissemination:

Available Guidelines

Anticoagulation Therapy

Cancer

COVID-19 Anticoagulation

Diagnosis

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Latin America Adaptation

Pediatric

Pregnancy

Prevention in Surgical Patients

Prophylaxis for Medical Patients

Thrombophilia Testing

Treatment