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Suhail Anwar1, Patrick Scott

  • 1Department of Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, United Kindgom. suhail@anwar99.freeserve.co.uk

Summary

British surgeons show significant variation in prescribing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis for inguinal hernia repair. Many do not risk-stratify patients, leading to potential over or under-treatment.

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