Deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary embolism following minor trauma to the popliteal fossa: Could this have been avoided?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-126

  Orlik, Jason ^a   McVey, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Likelihood ratio; Minor trauma; Popliteal fossa; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; NAPROXEN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACKACHE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL FOSSA BLUNT TRAUMA; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTERIOR TIBIAL VEIN; PRETEST PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; THORAX PAIN; WELLS CRITERIA; ECHOGRAPHY; INJURY; LEG INJURY; NOMOGRAM; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; HOCKEY; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79960673339     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110408     Document Type: Article

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