Open AccessVenous Thromboembolism in Hip Fracture Patients: A Subanalysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials
Author(s) -
David R. Macdonald,
David Neilly,
Prism Schneider,
Sofia Bzovsky,
Sheila Sprague,
Daniel Axelrod,
Rudolf W. Poolman,
Frede Frihagen,
Mohit Bhandari,
M.F. Swiontkowski,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Iain Stevenson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001939
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , hip fracture , deep vein , incidence (geometry) , surgery , comorbidity , hazard ratio , fondaparinux , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , population , venous thromboembolism , osteoporosis , confidence interval , physics , environmental health , optics
The primary objective of this study was to determine the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in the hip fracture population. Secondary objectives included determining timing of VTE diagnosis, VTE thromboprophylaxis given, and identifying any factors associated with VTE.