Patients with transverse myelitis who developed venous thromboembolism while hospitalized have increased rate for inpatient mortality

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 120-122

  Maiser, Samuel ^a   Adil, Malik M ^a   Roohani, Pezhman ^a   Tariq, Nauman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TRANSVERSE MYELITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880831388     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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