{"title":"Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis - beware of potential risks","authors":"R. Patel","doi":"10.1192/PB.37.11.372","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Van Zyl et al ’s study[1][1] highlights the importance of increased awareness of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in mental health services for older people. However, it is also important to be aware of the risks of thromboprophylaxis within this setting. The authors claim that the incidence rates of","PeriodicalId":89639,"journal":{"name":"The psychiatrist","volume":"28 1","pages":"372-372"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The psychiatrist","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1192/PB.37.11.372","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Van Zyl et al ’s study[1][1] highlights the importance of increased awareness of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in mental health services for older people. However, it is also important to be aware of the risks of thromboprophylaxis within this setting. The authors claim that the incidence rates of