Title
A Stitch in Time Saves Clots: Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis (VTE-CHEMO) is often delayed in patients with traumatic brain injury because of the concern for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) progression. We hypothesize that (1) late time to VTE-CHEMO (≥48 h) is associated with higher incidence of VTE, and (2) VTE-CHEMO use does not correlate with ICH progression.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.076
Recommended Citation
Coleman, J.R., Carmichael, H., Zangara, T., Dunn, J., Schroeppel, T.J., Campion, E., Goodman, M., Hosokawa, P., Sauaia, A., Moore, E.E., Bunn, B., Floren, M., & Ferrigno, L. (2020). A stitch in time saves clots: Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury. Journal of Surgical Research, 258, 289-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.076