Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients

Luis Manuel Barrera Lozano; Pablo Perel; Katharine Ker; Roberto Cirocchi; Eriberto Farinella; Carlos Hernando Morales

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008303

Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;2010(1):CD008303. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008303.

Authors

Luis Manuel Barrera Lozano¹, Pablo Perel², Katharine Ker², Roberto Cirocchi³, Eriberto Farinella³, Carlos Hernando Morales¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
² Cochrane Injuries Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³ Clinica Chirurgica Generale e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera di Terni, Terni, Italy.

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of thromboprophylaxis in trauma patients on mortality and incidence of DVT and PE. To compare the effects of different thromboprophylaxis interventions and their relative effects according to the type of trauma.