Incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in patients with nonsurgical isolated lower limb injuries

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 502-508

  Riou, Bruno ^a   Rothmann, Christophe ^b   Lecoules, Nathalie ^c   Bouvat, Eric ^d   Bosson, Jean Luc ^e   Ravaud, Philipe ^f   Samama, Charles Marc ^g   Hamadouche, Moussa ^h  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Bon Secours Hospital   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d Hopital Sud CHU de Grenoble   (France)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSERM   (France)

^g AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34249687157     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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