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Do transferred patients increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in trauma centers?
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Trauma patients often require initial stabilization followed by transfer for ongoing trauma care. Thus, the administration of VTE prophylaxis is often delayed until admission to the receiving hospital. It is unclear if transfer status is a risk factor for VTE. The National Trauma Database v6.2 was used to identify patients admitted to Level I and II trauma centers. Exclusions included patients on anticoagulation, <18 years, known VTE before trauma, or pregnant. Patients transferred were co...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/sesc/tas/2017/00000083/00000011/art00026
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- Publisher:
- Southeastern Surgical Congress Publisher's website
- Journal:
- American Surgeon Journal website
- Volume:
- 83
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 1241-1245
- Publication date:
- 2017-11-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-05-25
- EISSN:
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1555-9823
- ISSN:
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0003-1348
- Pmid:
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29183526
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- Southeastern Surgical Congress
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from the Southeastern Surgical Congress at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/sesc/tas/2017/00000083/00000011/art00026
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