Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices

Venous thromboembolic event after traumatic brain injury represents a unique clinical challenge. Physicians must balance appropriate timing of chemoprophylaxis with risk of increased cerebral hemorrhage. Despite an increase in the literature since the 1990s, there are clear disparities in treatment...

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Main Authors: Stuart Glassner, Karan Srivastava, Paul Cofnas, Brian Deegan, Peter DeMaria, Rimsky Denis, Enrique Ginzburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2013-01-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=227
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spelling doaj-937a653ec25344de9d0dc9f20ab67d722020-11-24T20:59:43ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722013-01-0141e000110.5041/RMMJ.10101Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current PracticesStuart Glassner0Karan Srivastava1Paul Cofnas2Brian Deegan3Peter DeMaria4Rimsky Denis5Enrique Ginzburg6Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAJackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Florida, USAVenous thromboembolic event after traumatic brain injury represents a unique clinical challenge. Physicians must balance appropriate timing of chemoprophylaxis with risk of increased cerebral hemorrhage. Despite an increase in the literature since the 1990s, there are clear disparities in treatment strategies. This review discusses the prominent studies and subsequent findings regarding the topic with an attempt to establish recommendations using the existing evidence-based literature.http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=227Deep venous thrombosisprophylaxistraumatic brain injuryvenous thromboembolic events
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Karan Srivastava
Paul Cofnas
Brian Deegan
Peter DeMaria
Rimsky Denis
Enrique Ginzburg
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Karan Srivastava
Paul Cofnas
Brian Deegan
Peter DeMaria
Rimsky Denis
Enrique Ginzburg
Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Deep venous thrombosis
prophylaxis
traumatic brain injury
venous thromboembolic events
author_facet Stuart Glassner
Karan Srivastava
Paul Cofnas
Brian Deegan
Peter DeMaria
Rimsky Denis
Enrique Ginzburg
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title Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
title_short Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
title_full Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
title_fullStr Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
title_full_unstemmed Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices
title_sort prevention of venous thrombotic events in brain injury: review of current practices
publisher Rambam Health Care Campus
series Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
issn 2076-9172
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Venous thromboembolic event after traumatic brain injury represents a unique clinical challenge. Physicians must balance appropriate timing of chemoprophylaxis with risk of increased cerebral hemorrhage. Despite an increase in the literature since the 1990s, there are clear disparities in treatment strategies. This review discusses the prominent studies and subsequent findings regarding the topic with an attempt to establish recommendations using the existing evidence-based literature.
topic Deep venous thrombosis
prophylaxis
traumatic brain injury
venous thromboembolic events
url http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=227
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