Venous thromboembolism prevention in South Africa: Bridging the gap between guidelines and practice

Authors

  • B Jacobson President, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • E Schapkaitz Secretary, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-2930

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i8.4133

Keywords:

Venous Thromboembolism Prevention, , Thromboprophylaxis, hospitalised patient

Abstract

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Author Biographies

  • B Jacobson, President, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

    Professor B Jacobson

    PhD (Wits)

    President, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

    barryj@mweb.co.za

  • E Schapkaitz, Secretary, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

    Professor Elise Schapkaitz

    PhD (Wits)

    Secretary, Southern African Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

    Elise.schapkaitz@wits.ac.za



References

1. Jacobson BF, Louw S, Mer M, et al. Venous thromboembolism: Prophylactic and therapeutic practice guideline. S Afr Med J 2009;99(6):467-468.

2. Jacobson BF, Louw S, Büller H, et al. Venous thromboembolism: Prophylactic and therapeutic practice guideline. S Afr Med J 2013;103(4):261-267. https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.6706

3. Basset J, Schapkaitz E, Jacobson B. The Use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in relatioN to patiEnt risk profilINg (TUNE IN) Wave 3 study. S Afr Med J 2025;115(7):e3111. https://doi. org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i7.3111

4. Naji Isaid E, Joudeh AI, Shereef N, et al. Enhancing venous thromboembolism prophylaxis compliance: A quality initiative for standardised risk assessment in a hospital setting. BMJ Open Qual 2025;14(2):e003239. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003239

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Published

2025-09-02

Issue

SAMJ Vol. 115 no. 8

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Jacobson B, Schapkaitz E. Venous thromboembolism prevention in South Africa: Bridging the gap between guidelines and practice. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 2 [cited 2025 Oct. 30];115(8):e4133. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/4133