Background: Thromboembolism (TE) in pediatric population is rare but may be a fatal
situation. There is a lack of clinical guidelines to help decision making for the use of …

Objectives To investigate the incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and massive or
submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) in Japanese trauma population. Methods This single …

Introduction: Although still rare, pulmonary embolism (PE) in children has been increasing
over the years. Data regarding this group of patients are still sparse, which contributes to the …

THROMBOSIS IN TRAUMA. Velmahos G, Spaiolas K, Tabbara M, et al. Arch Surg 2009;
144: 928–32. This study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is a retrospective …

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in injured children is rare, but its
consequences are significant. Several risk stratification algorithms for VTE in pediatric …

Although venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs in less than 1% of hospitalized pediatric
trauma patients, care providers must make decisions about VTE prophylaxis on a daily …

There are more and more cases of pulmonary embolism in children, most of whom have
etiology or risk factors, and the clinical features are not specific. At present, there is a lack of …

Background The risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding in critically ill
adolescents based on interventions received and anatomic site of trauma or major surgery …

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are rare in children particularly in the
Chinese population. We describe a 14-year-old previously healthy Chinese boy who …

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on developing and validating venous
thromboprophylaxis guidelines in the pediatric trauma population. We review the current …