Pelvic Surgery, Venous Thromboembolism
Conditions
Brief summary
Pelvic fracture surgery are very high thrombotic risk surgery with about 10% to 50% venous thrombo embolic complications and 0.5% to 10% of pulmonary embolism. The ST JOSEPH's Hospital have almost 60 cases per year . Following a fatal pulmonary embolism per operatory the team has set up a venous exploratory protocol before surgery. This protocol includes a venous doppler ultrasound of lower limbs associated to a abdo pelvic scanner in the 48hours before surgery. The aim is to evaluate this new protocol efficacy on prevention of thrombo embolic complications in pelvic fracture surgery.
Interventions
venous echo doppler ultrasound and abdo pelvic scanner in the 48h before surgery
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* pelvic fracture with surgery indication * age above 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* pelvic fracture without surgery indication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| major thrombo-embolic events | Day 10 after surgery |
Countries
France