The effect of screening for deep vein thrombosis on the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with fractures of the pelvis or acetabulum. A review of 973 patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-95

  Borer, Drake S ^a   Starr, Adam J ^a   Reinert, Charles M ^a   Rao, Ashutosh V ^b   Weatherall, Paul ^b   Thompson, Daniel ^a   Champine, Julie ^b   Jones, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetabulum; Deep vein thrombosis; Fractures; Pelvis; Pulmonary embolism; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETABULUM; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PELVIC BONES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 14844290250     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200502000-00004     Document Type: Review

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