Table 1.
Operatively treated closed femoral shaft fractures by VTE prophylaxis agent.
| VTE Prophylaxis Agent |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (N) | UH (%) | LMWH (%) | |
| Closed femoral shaft fracturea | 2058 | 292 (14.2) | 1766 (85.8) |
VTE: venous thromboembolism, UH: unfractionated heparin, LMWH: low molecular weight heparin.
a
ICD 9 code 821.01 (closed femoral shaft fracture, middle or upper third) AND ICD 9 code 79.35 (open reduction or fracture with internal fixation, femur)97 patients (3.0%) had an invalid value recorded and 85 (2.6%) had no value recorded.