Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism and Eventual Amputation in Traumatic Femoral and Iliac Vein Injuries: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program Analysis

CONCLUSION: Venous restoration was not an independent predictor of VTE. Venous ligation on index operation was the only modifiable independent predictor of amputation identified on regression analysis.PMID:38527489 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241645

Source: The American Surgeon - March 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Allison K Falcon Ladd M Caballero Dina M Filiberto Emily K Lenart Thomas S Easterday Maunil N Bhatt Erica L Mitchell Saskya Byerly Source Type: research