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http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical...odclots1.shtml

http://www.thrombosis-charity.org.uk...=36&Itemid=151

NICE blood clot guideline to save thousands of lives
Around 10,000 lives could be saved each year if patients are assessed for their risk of developing blood clots as soon as they are admitted to hospital, latest NICE guidelines suggest.

Currently, it is estimated that 25,000 people who are admitted to hospital die from preventable venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the leg and potentially fatal clots which travel to the lung) each year. This has led the Department of Health to make the prevention of this “silent killer” across the NHS a priority for the forthcoming years.

The NICE guideline on VTE, which was welcomed by leading experts at a launch at the Royal College of Physicians in London yesterday, will provide doctors and nurses with a check list to ensure that all patients who are admitted to hospital are checked for signs of blood clots