2023
Early VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study
Ratnasekera A, Kim D, Seng S, Jacovides C, Kaufman E, Sadek H, Perea L, Monaco C, Shnaydman I, Lee A, Sharp V, Miciura A, Trevizo E, Rosenthal M, Lottenberg L, Zhao W, Keininger A, Hunt M, Cull J, Balentine C, Egodage T, Mohamed A, Kincaid M, Doris S, Cotterman R, Seegert S, Jacobson L, Williams J, Whitmill M, Palmer B, Mentzer C, Tackett N, Hranjec T, Dougherty T, Morrissey S, Donatelli-Seyler L, Rushing A, Tatebe L, Nevill T, Aboutanos M, Hamilton D, Redmond D, Cullinane D, Falank C, McMellen M, Duran C, Daniels J, Ballow S, Schuster K, Ferrada P. Early VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 94-104. PMID: 37017458, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolism eventsIntracranial hemorrhage expansionSevere traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryVTE prophylaxisPropensity scoreBrain injuryHead CTHigh riskHigh incidenceAdult patients 18 yearsLevel II trauma centerEarly VTE prophylaxisEAST multicenter studyPatients 18 yearsUnivariate logistic regression modelMulti-center analysisLogistic regression modelsTiming of initiationProphylaxis initiationThromboembolism eventsPredictors of interestClinical characteristicsPrimary outcomeRetrospective review
2018
Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge?
DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1072-1077.e3. PMID: 29574180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolismEmergency general surgery operationsPost-discharge venous thromboembolismEmergency general surgery patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelingCommon EGS operationsGeneral surgery patientsRate of readmissionUrinary tract infectionSurgeons NSQIP databaseHigh-risk groupGeneral surgery operationsLogistic regression modelingEGS operationsProphylactic anticoagulationVTE formationVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesEGS patientsPostoperative sepsisNSQIP databaseProlonged lengthSurgery patientsTract infectionsPredictive factors