Deep vein thrombosis is feared for its potentially fatal complication, pulmonary thromboembolism (PE), the leading cause of preventable mortality among patients in hospital. Deep vein thrombosis affects both healthy people and many patients in hospital. Incidence of DVT is unknown because it is hard to diagnose and because most DVT is silent. Pathophysiology Venous thrombosis [...]

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