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Correspondence and communication| Volume 65, ISSUE 5, P688-690, May 2012

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Nurse practitioners can improve VTE prophylaxis prescribing in plastic surgery

  • Author Footnotes
    a Present address: Division of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Nottingham, C Floor, West Block, Queen’s Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
    J.N. Rodrigues
    Footnotes
    a Present address: Division of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Nottingham, C Floor, West Block, Queen’s Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
    Affiliations
    Department of Plastic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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  • R. Agarwal
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    Department of Plastic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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  • D. Ramoutar
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    Department of Plastic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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  • L. Weightman
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    Department of Plastic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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  • A. Raurell
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    Department of Plastic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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  • Author Footnotes
    a Present address: Division of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Nottingham, C Floor, West Block, Queen’s Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Published:October 14, 2011DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2011.09.041
      Appropriate risk assessment and prescription of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is an important part of clinical care in plastic surgery. This is particularly important in this specialty, as many patients have risk factors such as active malignancy and prolonged operative time.
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