Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 571-577 , March 2008

The effect of vein repair on the risk of venous thromboembolic events: A review of more than 100 traumatic military venous injuries

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, San Diego, Calif, Feb 14-17, 2007.

  • Reagan W. Quan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Reagan W. Quan, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Vascular Surgery, 6900 Georgia Ave NW, Vascular Surgery Clinic Ward 64, Washington, DC 20307.
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  • David L. Gillespie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
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  • Rory P. Stuart, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
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  • Audrey S. Chang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Investigations, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
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  • David R. Whittaker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md
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  • Charles J. Fox, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.

Received 6 May 2007 ,Accepted 18 October 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01762-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.056

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 571-577 , March 2008

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