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Monthly Archives: February 2018

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  • VTE Risk and Prophylaxis: Devil in the Details December 7, 2018
    VTE is a problem – there is definitely a risk of hospitalized patients acquiring and either dying or developing complications from VTE. The problem is that “hospitalized patients” includes very heterogeneous groups of patients.  We know that the higher risk groups DO benefit from appropriate VTE prophylaxis: Orthopaedic surgical patients General and gynaecol […]
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