A simple measure to improve the rates of thromboprophylaxis prescription post surgical fixation of neck of femur fractures in a district general hospital

Neck of femur (NOF) fractures are a major public health concern because of the ageing population and higher incidence of fragility fractures. NOF fractures are associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, and there is a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after hip fractures (Ref 1). Th...

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Autores principales: Sinha, Pranab, Najefi, Ali-Asgar, Hambidge, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Publishing Group 2014
Materias:
BMJ Quality Improvement Programme
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4645912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u202991.w1956

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4645912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u202991.w1956

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