Timing for deep vein thrombosis chemoprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury: an evidence-based review

Table 6 Deep vein thrombosis proportions

Study	Agent	IPC	IPCdur	CP day	RS	Number	DVT	Percentage
Arnold et al. [28]	H	Yes	NS	8	No	47	8	17.0
Arnold et al. [28]	L	Yes	NS	8	No	52	6	11.5
Depew et al. [22]	E	Yes	Amb	<3	Yes	29	4	13.8
Depew et al. [22]	E	Yes	Amb	>3	Yes	53	6	11.3
Depew et al. [22]	N	Yes	Amb	None	??	42	0	0.0
Dudley et al. [17]	L	Yes	Amb	3	No	287	21	7.3
Kim et al. [18]	H	Yes	Amb	≤3	Yes	47	2	4.3
Kim et al. [18]	H	Yes	Amb	>3	Yes	17	1	5.9
Kleindienst et al. [23]	L	CS	Amb	1	No	280	0	0.0
Koehler et al. [19]	L	NS	NS	3	No	268	4	1.5
Koehler et al. [19]	L	NS	NS	5	No	401	14	3.5
Kurtoglu et al. [20]	L	Yes	NS	1	Yes	60	3	5.0
Kurtoglu et al. [20]	N	Yes	NS	None	Yes	60	4	6.7
Levy et al. [11]	L	Yes	Amb	3	Yes	221	13	5.9
Levy et al. [11]	N	Yes	Amb	None	Yes	119	2	1.7
Minshall et al. [12]	N	Yes	NS	None	No	57	1	1.8
Minshall et al. [12]	L	Yes	NS	2	No	158	1	0.6
Minshall et al. [12]	H	Yes	NS	2	No	171	2	1.2
Norwood et al. [13]	L	Yes	CP	1	No	150	2	1.3
Norwood et al. [14]	L	NS	NS	2	No	525	6	1.1
Phelan et al. [26]	L	NS	NS	1	No	34	0	0.0
Phelan et al. [26]	L	NS	NS	4	No	28	1	3.6
Saadeh et al. [15]	L	Yes	NS	2	No	46	0	0.0
Saadeh et al. [15]	L	Yes	NS	≥3	No	47	0	0.0
Salottolo et al. [27]	N	Yes	NS	None	Yes	225	4	1.8
Salottolo et al. [27]	L	Yes	NS	<3	Yes	108	5	4.6
Salottolo et al. [27]	L	Yes	NS	≥3	Yes	147	3	2.0
Scudday et al. [29]	E	Yes	NS	4	No	402	3	0.8
Scudday et al. [29]	N	Yes	NS	None	Yes	410	11	2.7
Total						4,491	127	2.8

Amb, until ambulating; CP, chemoprophylaxis; CS, compression stockings; DVT, deep vein thrombosis ; E, either unfractionated heparin or low molecular weight heparin; H, unfractionated heparin; IPC, intermittent pneumatic compression devices; IPCdur, intermittent pneumatic compression duration; L, low molecular weight heparin; NS, not stated; RS, routine deep vein thrombosis surveillance.

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