Evolving risk for thromboembolism in spinal cord injury (SPIRATE study)

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 420-422

  Green, David ^a,b   Sullivan, Susan ^a   Simpson, Janet ^a   Soltysik, Robert C ^a   Yarnold, Paul R ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Risk Factors; Spinal Cord Injury; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ULTRASOUND; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 18944400062     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000163714.73660.70     Document Type: Review

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