Thromboprophylaxis an update of current practice: Can we reach a consensus?

Diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with fractures remain a highly controversial topic with little consensus in clinical practice or the literature. The following manuscript represents a summary of evidence presented at the 2017 OTA Annual Meeting Sympo...

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Published inOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma Vol. 2; no. 4; p. e027
Main Authors Ricci, William M, Broekhuyse, Henry, Keating, John F, Teague, David C, White, Timothy O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wolters Kluwer Health 01.12.2019
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deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis
pulmonary embolism
venous thromboembolism
thromboprophylaxis
fracture
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Summary:Diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with fractures remain a highly controversial topic with little consensus in clinical practice or the literature. The following manuscript represents a summary of evidence presented at the 2017 OTA Annual Meeting Symposium; "Thromboprophylaxis an Update of Current Practice: Can We Reach A Consensus?" The need for prophylaxis in pelvic and acetabular fracture patients; the existing body of evidence related to VTE, pulmonary embolism (PE), and prophylaxis for patients with fractures about the knee; current evidence in Edinburgh Scotland, regarding VTE prophylaxis in patients with isolated ankle fractures and the risk of VTE in patients with a hip fracture are topics that are addressed. The reader will benefit from the wisdom of this compilation of global contributions on thromboprophylaxis.
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Source of funding: Nil.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
William M. Ricci, MD, Chief Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery & New York Presbyterian Hospital, Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, Deputy Chief of Orthopaedics New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Institutional Review Board approval was not required.
ISSN:2574-2167
2574-2167
DOI:10.1097/OI9.0000000000000027