Inadequate preventive treatment leads to the formation of blood clots after surgery

Due to the inadequate preventive treatment of patients in hospitals, the increased risk of blood clots after surgery British scientists. In the study, the researchers studied more than 68 thousand patients in 358 hospitals in 32 countries. It turned out that the. Most often develop venous thromboembolism, or blood clots in the lungs of people who were subjected to surgery The study showed that half of the hospitalized patients at risk of venous thromboembolism, and the highest risk in patients after surgery, scientists say. People who have surgery or treatment of fractures, as well as patients with cancer have had are in the high risk of blood clots if they have poor circulation or immobile for long periods. Also, obesity, and family history of the disease, factors that increase the risk. Prevent blood clots are blood-thinning medications that improve blood flow, but according to scientists, has half the people who do not receive adequate preventive treatment in the study. The results of studies are needed to show that prophylactic treatment in hospitals should be better quality in order to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism, the researchers reported in the comments of the Lancet.