Venous thromboembolism in emergency department patients with rigid immobilization for lower leg injury: Incidence and risk factors

Robert Meek; Roger Lien-Kien Tong

doi:10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01539.x

Venous thromboembolism in emergency department patients with rigid immobilization for lower leg injury: Incidence and risk factors

Robert Meek, Roger Lien-Kien Tong

Medicine Monash Health

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Abstract

To determine the incidence and risk factors for symptomatic venous thromboembolism VTE) in adults who are discharged from the ED with rigid immobilization for lower limb njury.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277 - 284
Number of pages	8
Journal	EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01539.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

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