�Maximising prevention methods for venous thromboembolism (VTE) will improve patient outcomes, spare lives and reduce health costs, according to an editorial in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data indicate that seven per cent of all hospital deaths ar due to VTE - deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonic embolism (PE) - and autopsy studies suggest the percentage may even be as high as decade per cent.
Professor Beng Chong, Director of the Haematology Department at St George Hospital, and his co-authors trust the incidence of VTE in the Australian
