Pulmonary embolism in patients with traumatic brain injury in the United States during 2016–2020
Our data show that the incidence of PE in TBI patients is low; however, it is lethal with longer hospital stay. The risk of PE is higher in those with comorbidities such as paralysis, AIDS/HIV, metastatic cancer, and fluid/electrolyte disorders.
Authors
- Ali Seifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5010-5041)
- Travis Kotzur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-0462)
- Brooke Lajeunesse
- Armin Karamian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-4817)
- Kevin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5262-0602)
- Carlos García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3367-4151)
- Margaret Moran
- Paola Martínez
- Rajesh Gunaji
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Injury
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2025.2549941
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00