Rate of Lower Extremity Ultrasound in Trauma Patients is Associated with Rate of Deep Venous Thrombosis but not Pulmonary Embolism

BACKGROUND: Disparate lower extremity ultrasound (LUS) screening practices among trauma institutions reflect lack of consensus regarding screening indications and whether screening improves outcomes. We hypothesized that LUS screening for DVT is not associated with reduced incidence of pulmonary emb...

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Published in:Surgery
Main Authors: Dietch, Zachary C., Edwards, Brandy, Thames, Matthew, Shah, Puja, Williams, Michael D., Sawyer, Robert G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4492879/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26032827
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.052
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