Incidence and management of pulmonary embolism following spinal surgery occurring while under chemical thromboprophylaxis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 970-974

  Schizas, C ^a,b   Neumayer, F ^a   Kosmopoulos, V ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Incidence; Low molecular weight heparin; Pulmonary embolism; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPINE; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 46749155845     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0668-z     Document Type: Article

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