Dear Editor in Chief, We read with great interest Horner and colleagues' recent practice
review regarding thromboprophylaxis for isolated lower extremity injury. 1 The insight …

Objectives: To determine the incidence and risk factors for symptomatic venous
thromboembolism (VTE) in adults who are discharged from the ED with rigid immobilization …

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 …

Objectives In 2007 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published
national guidance for VTE prevention. Hospitals have been expected to implement these …

Patients lower limb trauma requiring immobilisation, a common situation in the emergency
department (ED), have an estimated 2% risk of developing venous thromboembolism …

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 …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of evidence to stratify
recommendations for chemoprophylaxis following distal lower extremity trauma. Methods …

Dear Sir, Awareness of the need to prevent thrombosis has never been higher. Recently, the
Surgeon General in the United States has issued a 'call to action'to prevent deep venous …

Welfare highlights important points surrounding the recommended use of anticoagulants to
prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE). 1 We highlight problems surrounding National …

The natural history of venous thromboembolism (VTE), its impact on outcome and the
rationale for prophylaxis are well established for hospitalised, acutely ill medical patients [1 …