How can blood clots be prevented in hospitalised patients?

Hospital patients are at a significant risk of suffering from blood clotting. In fact, being admitted to hospital with an illness carries a 15% chance of developing detectable Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) if there are no preventative measures taken after 14 days.1 Indeed, without these preventive measures, there would be around 25,000 deaths a year in the UK due to hospital acquired blood clots.2 Patients who have recently been discharged from hospital are also at increased risk, with up to 60% of all venous thromboembolism (VTE) cases occurring during or within 90 days of hospitalisation.3 In this article, we speak