Venous thromboembolism in the high-risk trauma patient: Do risks justify aggressive screening and prophylaxis?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 463-469

  Spain, David A ^a,b   Richardson, J David ^a   Polk, Hiram C ^a   Bergamini, Thomas M ^b   Wilson, Mark A ^b   Miller, Frank B ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0030975495     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199703000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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