The routine intra-operative use of pulse oximetry for monitoring can prevent severe thromboembolic complications in anterior surgery

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2097-2102

  Konig M A ^a   Leung, Y ^a   Jurgens S ^a   MacSweeney, S ^a   Boszczyk, B M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access complications; ALIF; Embolectomy; Lumbar disc replacement; Monitoring; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTHERECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LEG PAIN; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OXIMETRY; SPINAL FUSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84862904619     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1900-9     Document Type: Article

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