Core Measures Glossary
Anticoagulation: The process of hindering the clotting of blood especially by treatment with an anticoagulant.
Statin: Drugs used to lower cholesterol.
Thrombolytic: Destroying or breaking up a thrombus.
Thrombus: A clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to it’s place of origin.
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Measures taken to prevent the formation of blood clots.