Blood clots developed on wards 'kill hundreds,' say AMs
Hundreds of lives could be saved by preventing blood clots developed in hospital if clinicians followed guidelines, according to a committee of assembly members.
In 2010 around 900 deaths were due to or associated with clots, more people than died that year from MRSA, breast cancer and AIDS combined.
A list of recommendations has now been put forward to the Welsh government to establish a standard procedure to reduce cases.
Dr Simon Noble, medical director for thrombosis charity Lifeblood, told Gareth Lewis of BBC Radio Wales he was encouraged by the AMs' recommendations.
10 Oct 2012