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A set of high-risk criteria to guide cVTE use was recently recommended; however, these criteria have not been evaluated prospectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-5\"><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To examine high-risk criteria and cVTE use in a prospective multi-institutional study of pediatric trauma patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-6\"><jats:title>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cohort study was completed between October 2019 and October 2022 in 8 free-standing pediatric hospitals designated as American College of Surgeons level I pediatric trauma centers. Participants were pediatric trauma patients younger than 18 years who met defined high-risk criteria on admission. It was hypothesized that cVTE would be safe and reduce the incidence of VTE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-7\"><jats:title>Exposures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Receipt and timing of chemical VTE prophylaxis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-8\"><jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcome was overall VTE rate stratified by receipt and timing of cVTE. The secondary outcome was safety of cVTE as measured by bleeding or other complications from anticoagulation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-9\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 460 high-risk pediatric trauma patients, the median (IQR) age was 14.5 years (10.4-16.2 years); 313 patients (68%) were male and 147 female (32%). The median (IQR) Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 23 (16-30), and median (IQR) number of high-risk factors was 3 (2-4). A total of 251 (54.5%) patients received cVTE; 62 (13.5%) received cVTE within 24 hours of admission. Patients who received cVTE after 24 hours had more high-risk factors and higher ISS. The most common reason for delayed cVTE was central nervous system bleed (120 patients; 30.2%). There were 28 VTE events among 25 patients (5.4%). VTE occurred in 1 of 62 patients (1.6%) receiving cVTE within 24 hours, 13 of 189 patients (6.9%) receiving cVTE after 24 hours, and 11 of 209 (5.3%) who had no cVTE (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.31). Increasing time between admission and cVTE initiation was significantly associated with VTE (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% CI, 1.00-1.01; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01). No bleeding complications were observed while patients received cVTE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-soi240050-10\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this prospective study, use of cVTE based on a set of high-risk criteria was safe and did not lead to bleeding complications. 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