An analysis of deep vein thrombosis in 1277 consecutive neurosurgical patients undergoing routine weekly ultrasonography

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 505-509

  Patel, Akil P ^a   Koltz, Michael T ^a   Sansur, Charles A ^a   Gulati, Mangla ^a   Hamilton, D Kojo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY VENOUS DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84874615968     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.11.JNS121243     Document Type: Review

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