Pelvic fracture surgery are very high thrombotic risk surgery with about 10% to 50% venous thrombo embolic complications and 0.5% to 10% of pulmonary embolism. The ST JOSEPH's Hospital have almost 60 cases per year . Following a fatal pulmonary embolism per operatory the team has set up a venous exploratory protocol before surgery. This protocol includes a venous doppler ultrasound of lower limbs associated to a abdo pelvic scanner in the 48hours before surgery. The aim is to evaluate this new protocol efficacy on prevention of thrombo embolic complications in pelvic fracture surgery.
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major thrombo-embolic events
Timeframe: Day 10 after surgery