Open AccessRacial Disparities in Administration of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Severe Traumatic Injuries
Author(s) -
James A Zebley,
Jordan Estroff,
Maximilian Peter Forssten,
Gary Alan Bass,
Yang Cao,
Megan T. Quintana,
Babak Sarani,
Shahin Mohseni
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the american surgeon/american surgeon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1555-9823
pISSN - 0003-1348
DOI - 10.1177/00031348221129519
Subject(s) - medicine , pacific islanders , incidence (geometry) , pulmonary embolism , poisson regression , deep vein , thrombosis , emergency medicine , population , physics , environmental health , optics
Race is associated with differences in quality of care process measures and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in trauma patients. We aimed to investigate if racial disparities exist in the administration of VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients.