Managing venous thromboembolism in the 21st century

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs when a blood clot forms in the wrong place, and it can cause serious illness or death. Treatment of VTE is currently very labour-intensive for nurses and awkward for patients. Novel treatments are more expensive and have their own risks. But this new approach is less reliant on nurse time and more straightforward for patients, and seems likely to become the norm during the next few years.