TY - JOUR T1 - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (GEMNet): guideline for the use of thromboprophylaxis in ambulatory trauma patients requiring temporary limb immobilisation JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 968 LP - 982 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2013-203134 VL - 30 IS - 11 AU - Catherine Roberts AU - Daniel Horner AU - Grant Coleman AU - Laura Maitland AU - Thomas Curl-Roper AU - Rachel Smith AU - Ellena Wood AU - Kevin Mackway-Jones Y1 - 2013/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/11/968.abstract N2 - ▸ The Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (GEMNet) has been created to promote best medical practice in a range of conditions presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in the UK. ▸ This guideline presents a summary of the best available evidence to guide the use of thromboprophylaxis in adult ambulatory outpatients who present to the ED following acute limb trauma and require temporary immobilisation. ▸ The document has been developed following discussion among emergency physicians and collegiate fellows to decide which topics would benefit from the development of clinical guidelines. ▸ The document is intended as a guideline for use in the ED by emergency physicians and is based on the review of the best existing evidence for treatments used in this setting. ▸ The document is summarised as a Clinical Decision Support Guideline that has been presented as an easy to follow algorithm. ▸ The intention is for each guideline to be updated and reviewed as further evidence becomes available. The formal revision date has been set at 5 years from publication, though the guideline is subject to continuous informal review. ER -