thromboembolism (VTE) for patients with fractures of the hip, but it is not known with certainty
whether it use also reduces mortality. Using postal and telephone questionnaires we
collected data from English National Health Service (NHS) hospitals about their
thromboprophylaxis policy for hip fractures patients from April 2003 to April 2007. Using
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) we ascertained in-hospital mortality rates at 30 days and …