VTE risk assessment
A 68-year-old lady requires a VTE risk assessment prior to bowel resection
Candidate Instructions 🧒
You are the FY1 on your colorectal surgery rotation.
Your consultant has asked you to carry out a venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) risk assessment specifically for patient-related risk factors on a patient who is due to have bowel resection for colon carcinoma.
Mrs Bateman is due to have her surgery in 7 days time.
Please answer any of her questions.
Patient details:
Name: Ms Helen Bateman
DOB: DD/MM/YYYY
Age: 68
Basic info: colorectal carcinoma, no bleeding disorders, no clotting disorders, left knee replacement, gout, stable angina, GTN, allopurinol, no other medical/drug history
Station time: 5 minutes
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