Pulmonary embolism and the use of vena cava filters after major trauma

• Published in: ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 82; no. 11; pp. 817 - 821
• Main Authors: Batty, Lachlan M., Lyon, Stuart M., Dowrick, Adam S., Bailey, Michael, Mahar, Patrick D., Liew, Susan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Filters; Humans; Injury Severity Score; major trauma; Male; Preventive medicine; prophylaxis; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary arteries; pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary Embolism - etiology; Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control; Risk factors; Trauma; vena cava filter; Vena Cava Filters; venous thromboembolism; Wounds and Injuries - complications

Background Major trauma patients are at significant risk of developing pulmonary embolism (PE). We aimed to (i) analyse the current incidence and timing of PE after injury; (ii) identify risk factors that predispose major trauma patients to the occurrence of PE; and (iii) describe the use of vena ca...