TY - JOUR
T1 - Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus in patients with traumatic brain injury: a prospective observational study
AU - Praeger, Adrian J
AU - Westbrook, Andrew
AU - Nichol, Alistair Dualta
AU - Wijemunige, Ruwan
AU - Davies, Andrew Ross
AU - Lyon, Stuart McAlister
AU - Wills, Judy L
AU - Bailey, Michael John
AU - Rosenfeld, Jeffrey Victor
AU - Cooper, Jamie
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Intensive care patients with traumatic brain
injury (TBI) are at high risk of developing deep vein
thrombosis (DVT). A high rate of DVT was reported before
routine thromboprophylaxis, but the current DVT rate in TBI
patients receiving best-practice mechanical and
pharmacological prophylaxis is unknown.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of DVT among
TBI patients.
AB - Intensive care patients with traumatic brain
injury (TBI) are at high risk of developing deep vein
thrombosis (DVT). A high rate of DVT was reported before
routine thromboprophylaxis, but the current DVT rate in TBI
patients receiving best-practice mechanical and
pharmacological prophylaxis is unknown.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of DVT among
TBI patients.
UR - http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=156804695342763;res=IELHEA
M3 - Article
SN - 1441-2772
VL - 14
SP - 10
EP - 13
JO - Critical Care and Resuscitation
JF - Critical Care and Resuscitation
IS - 1
ER -