Pulmonary embolism in spine surgery: A comparison of combined anterior/posterior approach versus posterior approach surgery

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-179

  Kim, Han Jo ^a   Kepler, Christopher ^a   Cunningham, Matthew ^a   Rawlins, Bernard ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior approach; perioperative complications; Pulmonary embolism; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMBINED ANTERIOR POSTERIOR APPROACH SPINE SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POSTERIOR APPROACH SPINE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE SURGERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79551518152     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cb4717     Document Type: Article

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