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Table 3 Patient outcomes

From: A multicenter review of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis practice patterns for blunt hepatic trauma

Variable

Early

Delayed

None

Total

27

45

34

Blood Transfusion Post-Admission(%)

26

44

6

Mean Number of Blood Units

2.6

4.3

1.5

Arterial Embolization (%)

0

2

0

Failure of Non-operative Therapy(%)

0

4

0

Deep Venous Thrombosis (%)

0

8/45 (18)

0

   LMWH Group (%)

0

4/8 (50)

0

Pulmonary Embolus (%)

0

1/45 (2)

0

   LMWH Group (%)

0

0/1 (0)

0

  1. LMWH = Low Molecular Weight Heparin