Treatment and complications in orthopaedic trauma patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to characterize the presentation, size, treatment, and complications of pulmonary embolism (PE) in a large series of orthopaedic trauma patients who developed PE after injury.

Methods: We reviewed the records of orthopaedic trauma patients who developed a PE within 6 months of injury at 9 trauma centers and 2 tertiary care facilities.

Results: There were 312 patients, 186 men and 126 women, average age 58 years.