Venous Thromboembolism After Trauma: When Do Children Become Adults?
Van Arendonk K, Schneider E, Haider A, Colombani P, Stewart F, Haut E. Venous Thromboembolism After Trauma: When Do Children Become Adults? JAMA Surgery 2013, 148: 1123-1130. PMID: 24173244, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantMaleOdds RatioPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTrauma CentersTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVenous ThromboembolismWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsRisk of VTEVenous thromboembolismPediatric traumaTrauma centerStandardized guidelinesNational Trauma Data BankMultivariable logistic regression modelDiagnosis of VTENational standardized guidelinesOdds of VTEPatients 16 yearsPatients 21 yearsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisVTE risk factorsPatients 12 yearsTrauma Data BankUS trauma centersAge 16 yearsCentral line placementAge 13 yearsLogistic regression modelsThromboembolism prophylaxisVTE prophylaxisPatient ageYounger patients