Prevalence of venous thromboembolic events after elective major thoracolumbar degenerative spine surgery

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages E310-E315

  Hohl, Justin B ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^b   Rayappa, Steven P ^b   Nabb, Colin E ^b   Devin, Clinton J ^c   Kang, James D ^b   Ward, William Timothy ^b   Donaldson, William F ^b  

^a Intermountain Heart Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

deep vein thrombosis; degenerative; lumbar; pulmonary embolism; thoracic; venous thromboembolic events

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEX RATIO; SPINE SURGERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPINE FUSION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84930576841     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31828b7d82     Document Type: Article

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