In the absence of a central venous catheter, risk of venous thromboembolism is low in critically injured children, adolescents, and young adults: Evidence from the National Trauma Data Bank

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-256

  O'Brien, Sarah H ^a,b   Candrilli, Sean D ^c,d  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent trauma; central venous catheter; deep vein thrombosis; pediatric trauma; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79955924243     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181f36bd9     Document Type: Article

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