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Category: British Medical Journal

Patients are at risk of clots for up to one year following surgery

December 5, 2009 by srrpenna

Patients are at risk of developing a fatal blood clot for up to a year after having surgery, far longer than previously thought, a study shows today.
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But the latest study, published online by the British Medical Journal, found that patients could be at increased risk of VTE for up to a year after an operation.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6944365.ece

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