%0 Journal Article
%T Prophylactic anti-coagulation after severe burn injury in critical care settings
%A Megan Blake
%A Ruth Roadley-Battin
%A Tomasz Torlinski
%J Archive of "Acta Medica Lituanica".
%D 2019
%R 10.6001/actamedica.v26i1.3954
%X Severely burnt patients are at an increased risk of thromboembolic complications, hence sufficient prophylactic anticoagulation is of paramount importance. Local guidelines at the Burns Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham therefore advise increasing the standard dose of low molecular weight heparin in these patients. An audit was carried out to assess the current practice in burns patients to ensure adequate anticoagulation and adherence to guidelines
%K anticoagulation
%K thromboprophylaxis
%K burns
%K intensive care
%K heparin
%K Anti-Factor Xa
%K thermal trauma
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6586379/