An open-label, randomized, parallel-group study of perioperative epoetin alfa versus standard of care for blood conservation in major elective spinal surgery: Safety analysis

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2479-2485

  Stowell, Christopher P ^a   Jones, Stanley C ^b   Enny, Christopher ^c   Langholff, Wayne ^c   Leitz, Gerhard ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Spine Care   (United States)

^c Centocor Ortho Biotech Services LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Epoetin alfa; Erythropoietin; Surgery; Thrombovascular events. Spine 2009; 34: 2479 2485

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CONSERVATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON THERAPY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE SPASM; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PARALLEL DESIGN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE SURGERY; STANDARD; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; EPOETIN ALFA; FEMALE; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70449503461     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bd163f     Document Type: Article

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