Thromboprophylaxis in traumatic and elective spinal surgery: Analysis of questionnaire response and current practice of spine trauma surgeons

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-329

  Ploumis, Avraam ^a   Ponnappan, Ravi K ^a   Sarbello, John ^a   Dvorak, Marcel ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a   Baron, Eli ^a   Anand, Neel ^a   Okonkwo, David O ^a   Patel, Alpesh ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Questionnaire; Spinal cord injury; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE SURGERY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL INJURIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449104037     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ca652e     Document Type: Article

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