J.V. Llau (ed.), Thromboembolism in Orthopedic Surgery, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4336-9_2, © Springer-Verlag London 2013 Abstract Venous thromboembolic disease in hospitalized patients results in substantial mortality, morbidity, and healthcare resource use. While the true incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is dif fi cult to determine, autopsy studies have shown that 5–10 % of hospital dea...

This study identifies some undergraduate nursing students’ imaginary manifestations concerning themselves and care delivered to patients with orthopedic and/or trauma disorders. The Social Poetics method was used and the research group was composed of 15 undergraduate students. Only the categories and subcategories exclusively related to the “student” are presented in this paper. Data revealed ...

Objectives A retrospective statistical data gathering of wrist and hand complaints assisted over two years in the orthopedic emergency department of a regional referral hospital, seeking to know the profile of these patients. Methods Information obtained by analysis of 31.356 orthopedic visits from May 2013 to April 2015, of which 6.754 related to hand complaints and/or wrist, at the Hospital...