title: Venous thromboembolism: no longer a silent killer.
abstract: Up to 80% of Venous thromboembolism deaths occur 'silently'--without any prior obvious symptoms. In light of this shocking statistic, Kim Carter explains the importance of all nurses becoming familiar with the new NICE guidelines: Venous thromboembolism--reducing the risk.
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*