Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm

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¹ From the Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (E.J.L.), Los Angeles, California; Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (C.V.R.B.), Austin, Texas; Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center (E.E.M.), Denver, Colorado; MedStar Hospital Center (J.A.S.), Washington, District of Columbia; Scripps Mercy Hospital (K.P., M.J.M.), San Diego, California; Morsani College of Medicine (D.J.C.), Tampa, Florida; University of Pittsburgh (J.L.S.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Inova Trauma Center (A.G.R.), Falls Church, Virginia; Children's Hospital (N.G.R.), Cincinnati, Ohio; Oregon Health and Science University (K.J.B.), Portland, Oregon; University of Maryland School of Medicine (R.K.), Baltimore, Maryland; and Keck School of Medicine (K.I.), Los Angeles, California.

Eric J Ley et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;89(5):971-981.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002830.

¹ From the Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (E.J.L.), Los Angeles, California; Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (C.V.R.B.), Austin, Texas; Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center (E.E.M.), Denver, Colorado; MedStar Hospital Center (J.A.S.), Washington, District of Columbia; Scripps Mercy Hospital (K.P., M.J.M.), San Diego, California; Morsani College of Medicine (D.J.C.), Tampa, Florida; University of Pittsburgh (J.L.S.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Inova Trauma Center (A.G.R.), Falls Church, Virginia; Children's Hospital (N.G.R.), Cincinnati, Ohio; Oregon Health and Science University (K.J.B.), Portland, Oregon; University of Maryland School of Medicine (R.K.), Baltimore, Maryland; and Keck School of Medicine (K.I.), Los Angeles, California.

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