There is no current worldwide consensus on which patients should receive thromboprophylaxis. A UK survey suggested that 71% of patients assessed to be at medium or high risk of developing DVT did not receive any form of pharmacological or mechanical Thromboprophylaxis (1).
The following measures could be used to prevent occurrence of DVT:
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