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Venous Thrombosis Risk after Cast Immobilization of the Lower Extremity: Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Score, L-TRiP(cast), in Three Population-Based Case-Control Studies.
PLoS medicine - 1 Nov 2015
Nemeth Banne, van Adrichem Raymond A, van Hylckama Vlieg Astrid, Bucciarelli Paolo, Martinelli Ida, Baglin Trevor, Rosendaal Frits R, le Cessie Saskia, Cannegieter Suzanne C
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BACKGROUND: Guidelines and clinical practice vary considerably with respect to thrombosis prophylaxis during plaster cast immobilization of the lower extremity. Identifying patients at high risk for the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) would provide a basis for considering individual thromboprophylaxis use and planning treatment studies. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the predictive...
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