Incidence and risk factors for deep venous thrombosis after moderate and severe brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 912-915

  Ekeh, Akpofure Peter ^a   Dominguez, Kathleen M ^a   Markert, Ronald J ^a   McCarthy, Mary C ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Deep venous thrombosis; Incidence; Prophylaxis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OHIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77951068216     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b21cad     Document Type: Article

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