PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM FOLLOWING PELVIC FRACTURES

Authors
MONTGOMERY KD GEERTS WH POTTER HG HELFET DL
Citation
Kd. Montgomery et al., PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM FOLLOWING PELVIC FRACTURES, The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 28(3), 1997, pp. 397
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
The Orthopedic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00305898
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-5898(1997)28:3<397:PMOVTF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The management of thromboembolic complications remains one of the most controversial issues in the care of patients with pelvic and acetabul ar fractures. Recent studies have indicated that the incidence of prox imal deep vein thrombosis is much higher than was previously believed. These patients should be managed with a formal institutional protocol that includes universal prophylaxis, supplemented in some cases by sc reening for deep vein thrombosis.