Efficacy of pneumatic compression stocking prophylaxis in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following 139 lumbar laminectomies with instrumented fusions

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-31

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Long Island Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Instrumented fusion; Laminectomy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LAMINECTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE FUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745610719     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000173454.71657.02     Document Type: Article

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