OTA International (Dec 2019)

Thromboprophylaxis an update of current practice

  • William M. Ricci, MD,
  • Henry Broekhuyse, MD, FRCS(C),
  • John F. Keating, FRCSEd,
  • David C. Teague, MD,
  • Timothy O. White, MD, FRCS

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000027
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
p. e027

Abstract

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Abstract. Diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with fractures remain a highly controversial topic with little consensus in clinical practice or the literature. The following manuscript represents a summary of evidence presented at the 2017 OTA Annual Meeting Symposium; “Thromboprophylaxis an Update of Current Practice: Can We Reach A Consensus?” The need for prophylaxis in pelvic and acetabular fracture patients; the existing body of evidence related to VTE, pulmonary embolism (PE), and prophylaxis for patients with fractures about the knee; current evidence in Edinburgh Scotland, regarding VTE prophylaxis in patients with isolated ankle fractures and the risk of VTE in patients with a hip fracture are topics that are addressed. The reader will benefit from the wisdom of this compilation of global contributions on thromboprophylaxis.