To our knowledge, this is the largest population of trauma patients followed by screening duplexes. All patients with VTEs were identified as high risk, and screening revealed multiple patients with an asymptomatic DVT. We conclude our aggressive prophylaxis regimen lead to low rates of VTE and think screening duplex is a critical component for identifying unsuspected DVT.
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