| Selection criteria |
Inclusion criteria |
| Participants |
Adult in a hospital environment. Studies that included adults in the outpatient setting, users under the age of 18 and pregnant women were rejected. |
| Intervention |
Use of non-pharmacological measures to prevent VTE. We excluded studies that refer only to pharmacological measures |
| Comparisons |
If they are described in the literature. |
| “Outcomes” |
Prevention of VTE in the hospitalized patient. |
| Study design |
Experimental and quasi-experimental studies, qualitative and quantitative studies, systematic and integrative literature reviews, literature review articles. |