Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2008 Oct;65(4):944-50.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181826df7.

Inflammation and the host response to injury a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core standard operating procedure for clinical care X. Guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma patient

Joseph Cuschieri  1 , Brad Freeman, Grant O'Keefe, Brian G Harbrecht, Paul Bankey, Jeffrey L Johnson, Joseph P Minei, Jason Sperry, Michael West, Avery Nathens, Ernest E Moore, Ronald V Maier; Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury Collaborative Research Program
Affiliations
Review

Inflammation and the host response to injury a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core standard operating procedure for clinical care X. Guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma patient

Joseph Cuschieri et al. J Trauma. 2008 Oct.

Erratum in

  • J Trauma. 2009 Mar;66(3):965
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Protocol for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following injury.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Geerts WH, Code KI, Jay RM, Chen E, Szalai JP. A prospective study of venous thromboembolism after major trauma. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:1601–1606. - PubMed
    1. Knudson MM, Ikossi DG, Khaw L, Morabito D, Speetzen LS. Thromboembolism after trauma: an analysis of 1602 episodes from the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank. Ann Surg. 2004;240:490–496. discussion 496-498. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Shackford SR, Davis JW, Hollingsworth-Fridlund P, Brewer NS, Hoyt DB, Mackersie RC. Venous thromboembolism in patients with major trauma. Am J Surg. 1990;159:365–369. - PubMed
    1. Geerts WH, Heit JA, Clagett GP, et al. Prevention of venous thromboembolism. Chest. 2001;119:132S–175S. - PubMed
    1. Schultz DJ, Brasel KJ, Washington L, et al. Incidence of asymptomatic pulmonary embolism in moderately to severely injured trauma patients. J Trauma. 2004;56:727–731. discussion 731-723. - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms