Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis (PDF)

David Perry MD, PLD, FRCPEdin, FRCPath, is Consultant in Haemostasis, Thrombosis and General Haematology at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and Co-Director of the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre. Prior to joining the staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital, he was Senior Lecturer in Haemostasis and Thrombosis at the Royal Free and University College Medical School (Royal Free Campus), London, UK. His interests include the molecular genetics of haemostasis and thrombosis, the rare inherited bleeding disorders and the management of patients with venous thromboembolic disease, particularly in relation to pregnancy. He has published widely in the area of haemostasis and thrombosis. He is a member of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology Task Force on Haemostasis & Thrombosis, a member of the steering group for UK National External Quality Assessment Service (Blood Coagulation) and chairs the Specialist Advisory Group for Haemophilia Molecular Genetics for UK National External Quality Assessment Service. His other interests include medical education - he is examiner for the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and the Royal College of Pathologists and is the current lead physician for pathology education at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

David Warwick MD, FRCS, FRCS(Orth), is Reader in Orthopaedic Surgery at Southampton University Hospitals, UK. He has been researching orthopaedic thromboembolism since 1991. This work led to a Hunterian Professorship at the Royal College of Surgeons and a doctorate from the University of Bristol. He has published 19 papers on thromboembolism in peer-reviewed journals, has written several invited articles and has presented at many national and international meetings. He is a co-author of the THRIFT guidelines (1998), and the International Consensus Statement (2001, 2006). He was Chairman of the International Surgical Thrombosis Forum Guidelines Group. He reviews