eep venous thrombosis (DVT) is common among trauma patients. If left untreated it may result in
lethal pulmonary thromboembolism. Previous studies have suggested that intracranial hemorrhage serves as an independent
risk factor for the development of DVT.
These studies were not able to exclude
anticoagulation therapy as a confounding
variable in their analysis. Our objective
was to determine the association of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the formation
of DVT irrespective of the use of anticoagulation therapy