Is early venous thromboembolism prophylaxis safe in trauma patients with intracranial hemorrhage

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 324-329

  Koehler, Daniel M ^a   Shipman, Jason ^a   Davidson, Mario A ^a   Guillamondegui, Oscar ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exacerbation of intracranial hemorrhagic injury; Traumatic brain injury; Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79951630404     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820b5d22     Document Type: Article

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