Investigation of the Incidence of Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Below-Knee Deep Vein Thrombosis after Lower Extremity Fracture and Evaluation of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Deployment in These Patients

摘要

Background: The objectives of the study were to investigate and compare the incidence of perioperative pulmonary embolism (PE) in trauma patients with below-knee deep vein thrombosis (BKDVT) and above-knee DVT (AKDVT) who need major orthopedic surgery and evaluate the usage of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in these cases with BKDVT.