Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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This study designed to evaluate the results of the patients with severe burns treated in the intensive care unit. ⋯ Besides early debridmant, early enteral feeding, woundcare and intensive care unit support, establishing of specific burncenters may reduce morbidity and mortality rates in severe burns.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2003
[Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparins in polytraumatized patients in intensive care unit (extended serie)].
In our study we aimed to evaluate, retrospectively, the bleeding and the Venousthrombo Emblism (VTE) complications in trauma patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under the prophylaxis of enoxaparin sodium. The results will guide us to establish a protocol for use of Enoxaparin Sodium in trauma patients. In trauma patients, Low Molecular Weight Heparine (LMWH) has better efficiency than unfractionned heparin and intermittant pneumatic compression for VTE prophylaxis. ⋯ Verified by the literature and our study, LMWH prophylaxis significantly reduces the Pulmoner Embolism (PE) incidence in polytraumatized patients (p<0,05). On the other hand, the bleeding risk has slightly increased without showing any significance (p>0.05). Prophylaxis with LMWH is safe and efficient in polytraumatized ICU patients.