Open AccessPostoperative venous thromboembolism in extramedullary spinal tumors
Author(s) -
Anukoon Kaewborisutsakul,
Thara Tunthanathip,
Pakorn Yuwakosol,
Srirat Inkate,
Sutthiporn Pattharachayakul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_279_19
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , pulmonary embolism , deep vein , incidence (geometry) , surgery , thrombosis , retrospective cohort study , venous thrombosis , hazard ratio , cohort , complication , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , physics , optics
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the fatal complication following spine surgery and the appropriate perioperative prophylaxis is still debated.