| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - - See: DVT Discussion: - Discussion: - 30-50 % occurance of DVT in trauma pts w/ lower extremity fractures; - preexisting conditions such as heart disease, obesity, carcinoma, diabetes, and hypertension could theoretically push the numbers even higher; - mortality for pulmonary embolism may approach 10%; - ref: Use of the Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Reviparin to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis after
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