European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Dec 2018
ReviewNo correlation between lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism proportions in trauma: a systematic literature review.
To assess the effect of surveillance on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) rates, the efficacy of chemoprophylaxis and mechanical prophylaxis, and the relationship between DVT and PE. ⋯ The results suggest that PE is not associated with lower extremity DVT in adult trauma patients.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Dec 2018
ReviewNo correlation between lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism proportions in trauma: a systematic literature review.
To assess the effect of surveillance on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) rates, the efficacy of chemoprophylaxis and mechanical prophylaxis, and the relationship between DVT and PE. ⋯ The results suggest that PE is not associated with lower extremity DVT in adult trauma patients.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Dec 2018
ReviewShould pre-hospital resuscitative thoracotomy be reserved only for penetrating chest trauma?
The indications for pre-hospital resuscitative thoracotomy (PHRT) remain undefined. The aim of this paper is to explore the variation in practice for PHRT in the UK, and review the published literature. ⋯ Current indications for PHRT vary amongst different geographical locations, across the UK, and worldwide. Survivors are likely to have sustained penetrating chest injury with short down time. There is only one published survivor of PHRT following blunt trauma, despite this, PHRT is still being performed in the UK for this indication.