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Educating surgical patients to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism: an audit of an effective strategy
OBJECTIVES: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) causes approximately 25,000 deaths each year from hospital-acquired thrombosis in the UK. Patient understanding of risk factors and preventive measures is important in preventing VTE. This audit was designed to assess surgical patient awareness and understand...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Royal Society of Medicine Press
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22279607 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2011.011116 |