Use and outcomes of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal fusion surgery

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1318-1325

  Fang, M C ^a   Maselli, J ^b   Lurie, J D ^c   Lindenauer, P K ^d,e   Pekow, P S ^d,f   Auerbach, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Prevention; Spinal surgery; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FUSION; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE FUSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMOPREVENTION; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79959821023     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04326.x     Document Type: Article

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