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: San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyer1 in 10 Hospital Deaths are Preventable
By Beth Janicek
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22940079/A study in London shows that 1 in 10 hospital patients can be precented. More than half of patients in the hospital are at risk for blood clots.
Surgery patients are at most risk, but also patients with fractures, cancer, poor circulation, family history or obesity are at risk.
Most patients can have preventative measures taken suck as blood-thinning drugs and special stockings to improve blood flow. But many high risk patients do not receive any preventative care.
Full post as published by San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyer on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).
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