Venous Thromboembolism continues to be the primary health challenge in many countries due to the death and despair it inflicts, usually in hospitalized patients. This book consists of the writings of notable experts in the field and some of the topics it discusses are aetilogics of VTE, the disease burden in neonates, renal disease and cancer patients. The book also covers issues related to prophylaxis and the idea of VTE as patient injury content.