Objective  To explore the construction method of orthopedic venous thromboembolism (VTE) standardized prevention system based on integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine.

  Methods  A total of 94 orthopedic patients admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to June 2018 were selected as the study objects, and were divided into two groups by random number table method. The control group was given routine nursing, and the observation group was given standardized prevention system of orthopaedic VTE based on traditional Chinese and western medicine. Nursing effects of two groups were compared.

  Results  The scores of prevention knowledge mastery, compliance, time of getting out of bed and hospitalization in the observation group were better than those in the control group, the total incidence of VTE in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, and the scores of satisfaction before, during and after operation in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  The VTE standardized prevention system based on integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine can improve the self-prevention ability, shorten the time of getting out of bed, improve their compliance scores, reduce the incidence of VTE, and shorten treatment time.