Contribution of D-Dimer determination in the exclusion of deep venous thrombosis in spinal cord injury patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 548-552

  Roussi, J ^a   Bentolila, S ^b   Boudaoud, L ^b   Casadevall, N ^b   Vallee C ^b   Carlier, R ^b   Lortat Jacob, S ^b   Dizien, O ^b   Bussel, B ^b  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

D dimers; Deep venous thrombosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; D DIMER; HEPARIN; IOHEXOL; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSTEOMA; PARAPLEGIA; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TURBIDIMETRY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032820510     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100891     Document Type: Article

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