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Monday, 9th November 2009

Deep vein thrombosis

NHS acts over DVT following campaign by parents A GRIEVING family's five-year campaign has resulted in Scotland's health boards being ordered to urgently update their policies for preventing and managing deep vein thrombosis.

MSPs recruited in battle to avert DVT THOUSANDS of deaths could be prevented by improving diagnosis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a family who lost their daughter to the condition told MSPs yesterday.

Blood-clot risk 'higher for office staff than long-haul passengers' OFFICE workers who spend hours each day in front of computer screens face a higher risk of suffering a blood clot than long-haul air passengers, researchers said yesterday.

New guidelines to diagnose DVT DOCTORS are to receive new guidelines to help them tackle deep vein thrombosis, as senior medical staff admitted cases were being missed and new evidence emerged of a postcode lottery in treatment for the deadly condition.

Passenger dies from DVT following bus journey

Understanding the hidden DVT danger DOCTOR'S ORDERS

Tomatoes 'can cut risk of DVT'

Woman dies of blood clot despite DVT all-clear after treatment

Hospitals 'failing victims of DVT'

Sitting still? It's main cause of DVT

Now desk pilots are warned of dangers of getting DVT

Infections increase danger of deep vein thrombosis

Low air pressure 'raises DVT risk on flights'

All long travel 'raises DVT risk'

DVT victims lose legal fight to sue airlines for payouts

Clot survivor left sitting on double trouble

Could 30,000 deaths a year be prevented?

DVT passenger sues airlines

Investagation into DVT death reveals case of 'bad luck'

'Don't let mistakes kill another patient'

Family blame medics' error for DVT death

Tragedy of Katie McPherson

The student who predicted she would die

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