A multinational study of thromboprophylaxis practice in critically ill children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although critically ill children are at increased risk for developing deep venous thrombosis, there are few pediatric studies establishing the prevalence of thrombosis or the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis. We tested the hypothesis that thromboprophylaxis is infrequently used in critically ill children even for those in whom it is indicated.

Design

Prospective multinational cross-sectional study over four study dates in 2012.

Setting

Fifty-nine PICUs in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and the United States.

Patients

All patients less than 18 years old in the PICU during the study dates and times were included in the study, unless the patients were 1) boarding in the unit waiting for a bed outside the PICU or 2) receiving t

SUBMITTER: Faustino EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4293013 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature