Venous thromboembolism is a serious healthcare problem affecting over 1 in 1000 adults
worldwide annually. 1 Epidemiological studies have shown that before the use of …

Of an estimated 25 000 deaths in England each year attributable to hospital acquired
venous thromboemobolism (VTE), many are potentially preventable. 1 2 Despite the …

SUMMARY A national Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Programme was
introduced in England in 2010, with limited subsequent study of its impact. Whilst the …

I have three concerns with Fitzmaurice and Murray's editorial. 1 Firstly, a recent meta-
analysis on anticoagulant prophylaxis to prevent symptomatic venous thromboembolism …

Hospital‐acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains the number one safety issue in
hospitals and is estimated to cause more preventable deaths than the more publicized …

The majority of hospitalised patients are at risk of venous thrombosis and one in ten hospital
deaths are due to pulmonary embolism. A report from the House of Commons Health …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and
pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major global health burden. North American data report a 30 …

Most hospital inpatients are at risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the associated
complications of fatal or non-fatal pulmonary embolism and post-thrombotic syndrome …

VTE prophylaxis is effective and safe, but grossly underused in Australian hospitals n this
issue of the Journal, Ho and colleagues ( page 144) report their findings from a Perth …

A Radio 4 Face the Facts programme earlier this year placed hospitals and doctors who do
not assess patients for risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the dock alongside …