Racial Disparities in Administration of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Severe Traumatic Injuries

DISCUSSION: While black patients had the highest incidence of DVT and PE, they had higher administration rates and earlier initiation of VTE prophylaxis. Further work can elucidate modifiable causes of these differences.PMID:36151753 | DOI:10.1177/00031348221129519

Source: The American Surgeon - September 24, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: James A Zebley Jordan M Estroff Maximilian Peter Forssten Gary Alan Bass Yang Cao Megan T Quintana Babak Sarani Shahin Mohseni Source Type: research