Abstract
Trauma patients are at an elevated risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. In the inpatient setting, prompt pharmacologic prophylaxis is utilized to prevent VTE. For patients with lower extremity fractures or limited mobility, VTE risk does not return to baseline levels postdischarge. Currently, there are limited data to guide postdischarge VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients. The goal of these postdischarge VTE prophylaxis guidelines are to identify patients at the highest risk of developing VTE after discharge and to offer pharmacologic prophylaxis strategies to limit this risk.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 980-985 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Deep vein thrombosis
- aspirin
- enoxaparin
- lovenox
- pulmonary embolism
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Practice Guideline