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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May;74(5):1231–1238. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828cc9a0

Table 2.

Thromboembolic complications and prophylaxis

(n) (%)
VTE 159 8.45
 DVT 95 5.05
 PE 73 3.88
Prophylaxis initiation <48 h1 751 41.98
Prophylaxis initiation <72 h1 883 54.27
Prophylactic IVC filter 299 15.89
1

-subcutaneous heparin/low-molecular weight heparin; VTE, venous thromboembolism; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolus; h, hours; IVC, inferior vena cava filter.