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Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Several recent national guidelines and reviews conclude that pharmacologic, in addition to mechanical, thromboprophylaxis appears to be safe among TBI patients with stabilized hemorrhagic patterns. Despite this, there are many issues concerning efficiency and safety in severe TBI, especially in patients with coagulopathies.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Institution of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Ulf Schott

  2. Spine Section, Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    Morten Zebitz Steiness

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

    Terje Sundstrøm

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Per-Olof Grände

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

    Teemu Luoto

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

    Christina Rosenlund

  5. Department of Operation and Intensive Care, Halmstad Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden

    Johan Undén

  6. Department of Clinical Medicine K1, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Knut Gustav Wester

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Schott, U., Steiness, M.Z. (2020). Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). In: Sundstrøm, T., Grände, PO., Luoto, T., Rosenlund, C., Undén, J., Wester, K. (eds) Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_71

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