Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major public health problem affecting around 100 per 100,000 population per year and causing thousands of deaths annually. Large population-based studies have shown that factors associated with hospitalisation account for half of the attributable risk of VTE.
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