Management of patients with multiple trauma requires prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE). This involves recognition of the physiologic factors that are associated with VTE risk. Currently, there is no effective strategy for risk assessment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of serum P-selectin and interleuken-10 (IL-10) with VTE as a possible physiologic marker.
Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center, 1500 E. Meedical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. mproctor@med.umich.edu
