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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized elderly patients: Time to consider a ‘MUST’ strategy
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the commonest cause of preventable death in hospitalized patients. Elderly patients have higher risk of VTE because of the high prevalence of predisposing co-morbidities and acute illnesses. Clinical diagnosis of VTE in the elderly patient is particularly difficult an...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Science Press
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390075/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22783295 http://dx.doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00114 |