%0 Journal Article
%T Wells criteria for DVT is a reliable clinical tool to assess the risk of deep venous thrombosis in trauma patients
%A Eric Irwin
%A Greg J. Beilman
%A Karen Gozel
%A Kaysie Banton
%A Melissa Brunsvold
%A Patty Reicks
%A Ryan Deisler
%A Shrey Modi
%J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13017-016-0078-1
%X Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication in trauma patients. Venous duplex surveillance is used widely for the diagnosis of DVT, however, there is controversy concerning its appropriate use. The Wells criterion is a clinically validated scoring system in an outpatient setting, but its use in trauma patients has not been studied. This study evaluated the application of the Wells scoring system in trauma population
%K DVT risk assessment
%K Wells score
%K Trauma patients
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898382/