Chronic Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Alcoholism is associated with variable effects on the coagulation system. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze the currently unknown association between chronic alcohol consumption and the risk of venous thromboembolism, which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).We performed a 2-y (2013-2014) analysis of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database. All trauma patients with an...