The effect of nursing intervention based on Autar scale results to reduce deep venous thrombosis incidence in orthopaedic surgery patients

Purpose: To reduce the incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with nursing intervention based on the Autar DVT risk assessment scale among orthopaedic surgery patients. Methods: We recruited 216 orthopaedic surgery patients at our hospital between September 2013 and March 2014. The patients were...

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Main Authors: Hui-Zhen Yin, Ci-Ming Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013215000344

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