Risk of venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury: Not all levels are the same

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1241-1245

  Maung, Adrian A ^a   Schuster, Kevin M ^a   Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Maerz, Linda L ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolus; Spinal cord injury; Trauma; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC INJURIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 81455144903     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318235ded0     Document Type: Article

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