Incidence of deep vein thrombosis after spinal cord injury: A prospective study in 37 consecutive patients with traumatic or nontraumatic spinal cord injury treated by mechanical prophylaxis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 867-870

  Chung, Sang Bong ^a   Lee, Sun Ho ^a   Kim, Eun Sang ^a   Eoh, Whan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Deep vein thrombosis; Doppler ultrasonography; Mechanical prophylaxis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MECHANICAL PROPHYLAXIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054045184     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31822dd3be     Document Type: Article

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