American Association for the Surgery of Trauma / American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Trauma.

Trauma patients are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis is a critical component of optimal trauma care that significantly decreases VTE risk. Optimal VTE prophylaxis protocols must manage the risk of VTE with the competing risk of hemorrhage in patients following significant trauma. Currently, there is variability in VTE...