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Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery in China: a qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular-associated death worldwide, and VTE prevention is one of the top patient safety strategies that hospitals can adopt. This study aimed to understand patients’ perceptions of VTE prevention related to major orthopedi...

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Autores principales: Xu, Yaping, Zhao, Jing, Chen, Yuzhao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29690898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-018-0813-2