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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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