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Most urological patients are, theoretically, in the “high risk” group for post-operative venous thrombosis, i.e. they are old, they often have cardiovascular disorders, they are usually frail and relatively immobile, and they are undergoing pelvic operations. Despite this, it is a post-operative complication that presents surprisingly uncommonly in urological wards.
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Carruthers, R.K. (1991). DVT and Pulmonary Embolus. In: First on Call for Urology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12258-5_9
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