The Natural History of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thromboses in Critically Ill Surgical and Trauma Patients: What Is the Role of Anticoagulation?

Background:The natural history and optimal treatment of upper extremity (UE) deep venous thromboses (DVT's) remains uncertain as does the clinical significance of catheter-associated (CA) UE DVT's. We sought to analyze predictors of UE DVT resolution and hypothesized that anticoagulation will be ass