RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma intensive care unit: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document
JF Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
JO Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000643
DO 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000643
VO 6
IS 1
A1 Rappold, Joseph F
A1 Sheppard, Forest R
A1 Carmichael II, Samuel P
A1 Cuschieri, Joseph
A1 Ley, Eric
A1 Rangel, Erika
A1 Seshadri, Anupamaa J
A1 Michetti, Christopher P
YR 2021
UL http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000643.abstract
AB Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potential sequela of injury, surgery, and critical illness. Patients in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit are at risk for this condition, prompting daily discussions during patient care rounds and routine use of mechanical and/or pharmacologic prophylaxis measures. While VTE rightfully garners much attention in clinical patient care and in the medical literature, optimal strategies for VTE prevention are still evolving. Furthermore, trauma and surgical patients often have real or perceived contraindications to prophylaxis that affect the timing of preventive measures and the consistency with which they can be applied. In this Clinical Consensus Document, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee addresses several practical clinical questions pertaining to specific or unique aspects of VTE prophylaxis in critically ill and injured patients.