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Incidence of DVT and PE after surgical reconstruction for pelvic and acetabular fractures: Does routine duplex scanning affect management?

Walid A ElnahalJames BassettMehool R AcharyaTim ChesserAnthony J Ward
Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)
A protocol-based approach to VTE prophylaxis and screening in trauma patients with pelvic and/or acetabular reconstruction resulted in no VTE-related mortality. Pre- and post-operative screening for DVT changed the management in five patients, with none developing PE. Patients requiring more aggressive resuscitation had a higher rate of PE. The VTE rate was lower than previously reported.
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