Open AccessProphylaxis against venous thromboembolism in pediatric trauma
Author(s) -
Arash Mahajerin,
John K. Petty,
Sheila J. Hanson,
A. Jill Thompson,
Sarah H. OʼBrien,
Christian J. Streck,
Toni Petrillo,
E. Vincent S. Faustino
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000001359
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , observational study , medline , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , pediatric trauma , pediatrics , cohort , major trauma , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , injury prevention , poison control , surgery , physics , optics , pathology , law , political science
Despite the increasing incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized children, the risks and benefits of VTE prophylaxis, particularly for those hospitalized after trauma, are unclear. The Pediatric Trauma Society and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma convened a writing group to develop a practice management guideline on VTE prophylaxis for this cohort of children using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework.