70 Nations Unite on 13 October, World Thrombosis Day, to Issue Global Call on Blood Clot Risk Assessment in Hospitals

Focus on patient safety calls for greater vigilance and action to help save hundreds of thousands of lives by reducing a leading preventable cause of death in hospitals worldwide.

2023-04-04T13:31:22-04:00October 12, 2015|News|

WTD Study Reveals Low Awareness of VTE, DVT and PE Globally

In the first international awareness study on thrombosis, World Thrombosis Day finds that public understanding of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is much lower than that of other health conditions, including heart attack, stroke, hypertension, breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS.

2023-04-04T13:31:24-04:00July 14, 2015|News|

New U.S. Study Identifies Hospital Characteristics Associated with Higher VTE Diagnoses

A new study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that certain characteristics of hospitals and hospital patients are related to higher rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnoses.

2023-04-04T13:31:24-04:00June 24, 2015|News|
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