Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults

BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy is the commonest intra-abdominal emergency surgical procedure, and little is known regarding the magnitude and timing of the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery. This study aimed to determine absolute and relative rates of symptomatic VTE following emergency...

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Main Authors: Humes, David, Walker, Alex J., Hunt, B.J., Sultan, Alyshah Abdul, Ludvigsson, Jonas F., West, Joe
Format: Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44770/