The incidence of venous thromboembolism in postoperative plastic and reconstructive surgery patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1230-1235

  Rimler, Jonathan C ^a,b,c   Scholz, Thomas ^a,b   Shbeeb, Amir ^a,b   Chua, Walter ^a,b   Wirth, Garrett A ^a,b   Paydar, Keyianoosh Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs Long Beach Health System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 81855177157     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318230c763     Document Type: Article

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