Abstract: Objective: To explore the basic prevention measures of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) for surgical patients. Methods: Totally 595 surgical inpatients were observed within 24 hours of admission, 2 days before operation, 1 day before operation, the day of operation, 1 day after operation and 2 days after operation. Results: The implementation rate of VTE basic prevention measures was various at each time during hospitalization, and showed an increasing trend after admission. The implementation rates of "health education for prevention of thrombosis" "health lifestyle suggestion" and "exercise guidance" on the operation day were 96.64%, 79.83% and 96.81% respectively, which were higher than those at the first day before operation (P<0.001). The rate of basic prevention measures of VTE was low in patients before operation, and some nurses' cognition of VTE risk was not accurate. Conclusion: The overall implementation rate of basic prevention measures of VTE led by nurses is relatively high, but it still needs to be improved. It is necessary to formulate basic prevention strategies suitable for surgical patients, and establish long-term mechanism to prevent the VTE in patients. The implementation time, contents and evaluation way of basic prevention of VTE should be standardized to guide clinical work.

Key words: Venous Thromboembolism; nurse; VTE basic prevention