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Individual risk factors predictive of venous thromboembolism in patients with temporary lower limb immobilization due to injury: a systematic review

ESSENTIALS: Thromboprophylaxis after lower limb injury is often based on complex risk stratification. Our systematic review identified variables predicting venous thromboembolism (VTE) in this group. Age and injury type were commonly reported to increase the odds of VTE (odds ratio 1.5–3.48). We fou...

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Autores principales: Horner, Daniel, Pandor, Abdullah, Goodacre, Steve, Clowes, Mark, Hunt, Beverley J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30580466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jth.14367