Early lower extremity fracture fixation and the risk of early pulmonary embolus: filter before fixation?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Early lower extremity fracture fixation and the risk of early pulmonary embolus: filter before fixation?

AU - Forsythe, Raquel M.

AU - Peitzman, Andrew B.

AU - DeCato, Thomas

AU - Rosengart, Matthew R.

AU - Watson, Gregory A.

AU - Marshall, Gary T.

AU - Ziembicki, Jenny A.

AU - Billiar, Timothy R.

AU - Sperry, Jason L.

N1 - Background Venous thromboembolism is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after injury. Prophylactic anticoagulation is often delayed as a result of injuries or required procedures. Those patients at highest risk in this early vulnerable window postinjury are not well characterized. We sought to determine those patients at highest risk for an early pulmonary embolism (PE) after injury.

PY - 2011/6/1

Y1 - 2011/6/1

UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/21817975

U2 - 10.1097/TA.0B013E318215B928

DO - 10.1097/TA.0B013E318215B928

M3 - Article

VL - 70

JO - Journal of Trauma-injury Infection and Critical Care

JF - Journal of Trauma-injury Infection and Critical Care

IS - 6

ER -