title: Minimising the risks.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism is a major killer of hospital patients. A report from the Department of Health says that patients admitted for reasons other than surgery should be assessed for risk.
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D004434:Early Ambulation; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*