title: Prevention of pulmonary emboli in hospitalized patients.
abstract: The risk of pulmonary infarction in any hospitalized population is high. To decrease this dreaded complication, the high risk population must be identified. These are chiefly elderly patients with a history of previous DVTP, cancer, cardiac disease, trauma to a lower limb or a history of recent surgery. All methods of reducing venous stasis should be used, and most of these patients should be treated prophylactically with subcutaneous heparin.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hubbard