Orthopaedic surgeons and thromboprophylaxis.
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Orthopaedic surgeons and thromboprophylaxis.
OBJECTIVE To assess attitudes to the use of thromboprophylaxis among orthopaedic surgeons in the United Kingdom. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS Single page postal questionnaire to all 926 active orthopaedic surgeons who are members of the British Orthopaedic Association. RESULTS The response rate was 70% (659 surgeons), of whom 595 (90%) used some form of prophylaxis. Most (548; 83%) used drugs but 47...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.303.6816.1549