Thromboembolic disease in spinal surgery: A systematic review

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-303

  Glotzbecker, Michael P ^a   Bono, Christopher M ^b   Wood, Kirkham B ^c   Harris, Mitchell B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression stockings; Deep venous thrombosis; DVT; Epidural hematoma; Filters; IVC filters; PE; Pulmonary embolism; Risk; Risk for DVT; Risk for epidural hematoma; Risk for PE; Screening; Spinal surgery; Spine surgery; TEDS; Thromboembolic disease

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; COMPRESSION GARMENT; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL DISEASES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 64849117311     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318195601d     Document Type: Article

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