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Practice Guideline
. 2024 Jun 1;96(6):980-985.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004307. Epub 2024 Mar 25.

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma

Allison E Berndtson  1 , Alisa Cross, Brian K Yorkgitis, Ryan Kennedy, Matthew P Kochuba, Christopher Tignanelli, Gail T Tominaga, David G Jacobs, Dennis W Ashley, Eric J Ley, Lena Napolitano, Todd W Costantini
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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma

Allison E Berndtson et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. .

Abstract

Trauma patients are at an elevated risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. In the inpatient setting, prompt pharmacologic prophylaxis is utilized to prevent VTE. For patients with lower extremity fractures or limited mobility, VTE risk does not return to baseline levels postdischarge. Currently, there are limited data to guide postdischarge VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients. The goal of these postdischarge VTE prophylaxis guidelines are to identify patients at the highest risk of developing VTE after discharge and to offer pharmacologic prophylaxis strategies to limit this risk.

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