Suzanne M Gillern, Forest R Sheppard, Korboi N Evans, J Christopher Graybill, Frederick A Gage, Jonathan A Forsberg, James R Dunne, Douglas K Tadaki, Eric A Elster
BACKGROUND: The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in casualties of wartime extremity wounds and specifically in casualties with a trauma-associated amputation. METHODS: Records of all combat-wounded evacuated and admitted between March 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007, were retrospectively reviewed. Continuous and categorical variables were studied with the Student's t test, Fisher's exact test or χ² test; multivariate analysis was performed using a stepwise regression logistic model...
September 2011: Journal of Trauma