The conundrum of deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in burns in India and review of literature

Conclusion: Majority of plastic surgeons practice DVT prophylaxis routinely and consider multiple criteria such as percentage of burns, age, lower limb involvement, the degree of burns and associated co-morbidities for starting the LMWH.

Source: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery - March 8, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: SS Shirol Srinivas Kodaganur M Raghavendra Rao Vinaykumar Tiwari Source Type: research