2017 MOC Part 4 Survey: Thromboembolic Complications and Prophylaxis Patterns in Colorectal Surgery

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Thank you for choosing SCOAP to complete your quality improvement initiative fulfillment as part of the American Board of Surgery's (ABS) requirements for a fourth part to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC Part 4)!

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* 1. Please complete the following Contact Information so that we may track your fulfillment of the MOC Part 4 requirements:

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* 2. Among patients undergoing colorectal procedures who receive guideline-recommended chemoprophylaxis, VTE risk peaks approximately 3 weeks after surgery and remains increased up to 12 weeks following surgery when most patients have already left the hospital.

True

False

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* 3. Venous thromboembolism remains an infrequent but important complication, and rates are largely unchanged despite increasing chemoprophylaxis use.

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False

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* 4. With almost ___% of VTE events occurring after discharge, this may represent an area for quality improvement implementation.

10%

40%

80%