BACKGROUND: Venous duplex ultrasound (VDU) is the modality of choice for surveillance of @entity1211 ( @entity1211 ), but there is controversy about its appropriate implementation as a screening method. We hypothesize that VDU surveillance in @entity130 @entity1 at high risk for @entity1211 decreases the rate of @entity1151 ( @entity1151 ). STUDY DESIGN: One thousand two hundred and eighty-two @entity130 ICU admissions were screened with Greenfield's Risk Assessment Profile from August 2011 to September 2014. Four hundred and two @entity1 were identified as high risk for @entity1211 (Risk Assessment Profile >= 10). Those who received weekly VDU to evaluate for @entity1150 (n  = 259 [64%]) were compared with those who did not (n  = 143 [36%]). Parametric data are reported as mean      SD and nonparametric data are reported as median (interquartile range). Statistical significance was determined at an a level of 0.05. RESULTS: The overall study population was 47    19 years old and 75% were male, 78% of injuries were blunt mechanism, Injury Severity Score was 28    13, Risk Assessment Profile was 14     4, and mortality was 14.3%. @entity1150 rate was 11.6% (n  = 30) in the surveillance group vs 2.1% (n  = 3) in the non-surveillance group (p < 0.001). @entity1150 detected in the surveillance group were managed with systemic anticoagulation (43%) or with IVC filter placement (57%). In the surveillance group, the @entity1151 rate was 1.9% (n  = 5) vs 7.0% (n  = 10) in the non-surveillance group (p  = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: @entity130 @entity1 at high risk for @entity1211 and who received VDU surveillance and early management of @entity1150 have decreased rates of @entity1151 .

Surveillance and Early Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis Decreases @entity1151 in High-Risk @entity130 XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1151 :: ('MESH:D011655', 'Disease') :: ['PE', 'pulmonary embolism'] @entity1150 :: ('MESH:D020246', 'Disease') :: ['deep vein thrombosis', 'Deep vein thromboses', 'Deep vein thrombosis'] @entity1211 :: ('MESH:D054556', 'Disease') :: ['VTE', 'venous thromboembolism'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Trauma', 'trauma']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
