The Association Between Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Upper or Lower Extremities in Neurocritical Care Patients
In this sample of neurocritical care patients, the coexistence of DVT and PE did not differ in patients with upper versus lower extremity DVT. This should be considered in the neurocritical care unit when deciding whether to treat patients with DVT with anticoagulants.
Authors
- Geoffrey W. Peitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-6200)
- Juliann Chmielecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1113-0164)
- Yusuf Mufti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-4712)
- Abram Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8815-0858)
- Abdallah Maach
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (US)
- Joint Base San Antonio (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123683
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87