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An ex nursing tutor colleague Ricky Autars has done research on DVT and had designed a risk calculator see article which may be useful link below: http://www.sanjack.com.cn/learning%5CThe%20management%20of%20DVT_%20the% 20Autar%20.pdf Pak Hung SL Midwifery ________________________________ From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stewart, Mary Sent: 04 February 2011 13:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: VTE risk factors Hi everyone Does anyone have any thoughts on potential risk factors for venous thrombo-embolism? We are in the process of updating the guidelines for our unit, and have been having lengthy discussions about what might constitute a risk factor. Maternal age is a particular sticking point. It has been suggested that maternal age >35, along with one or more risk factors (woman who smokes etc) constitutes 'risk' and women should be recommended TED stockings and low molecular weight heparin. This seems excessive, to be honest, but I'm interested to know what happens in other units. Many thanks for your help and thoughts Mary Mary Stewart Consultant midwife Room J334 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 369 Fulham Road London SW10 9NH Tel: 07872 423085 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [log in to unmask]: This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so could be a breach of confidence. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Trust. Thank you for your co-operation. This footnote confirms that the message has been swept for computer viruses by McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Edition: whilst every care is taken to avoid the transmission of virus code; please ensure that you have up to date virus detection software before opening any E-mail messages or attachments. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by Websense Email Security software in conjunction with Mcafee virus detection software. -- Scanned by iCritical.