Journal article
Vena cava filters in severely-injured patients: One size does not fit all
Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Vol.38(4), pp.305-307
2019
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common following trauma. In the absence of chemoprophylaxis, proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the limbs and subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE) may occur as frequently as 18% and 11%, respectively [1]. Symptomatic PE following trauma is reported to occur in more than 30% of cases, within the first 96 hours of injury [2]. A concerning observation is that fatal PE accounts for about 12% of all trauma-related deaths, with half of these considered preventable [3]...
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- Title
- Vena cava filters in severely-injured patients: One size does not fit all
- Authors/Creators
- K.M. Ho (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Holley (Author/Creator) - Royal Brisbane and Women's HospitalJ. Lipman (Author/Creator) - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Publication Details
- Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Vol.38(4), pp.305-307
- Publisher
- Elsevier Masson SAS
- Identifiers
- 991005541786607891
- Copyright
- © 2019 Société française d'anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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