Venous Thromboprophylaxis in Spine Surgery.

Anthony Michael AlvaradoGuilherme B F PortoJeffrey WessellAvery L BuchholzPaul M Arnold

Published in: Global spine journal (2019)

Postoperative spine surgery initiation of thromboprophylaxis remains controversial regarding optimal timing and agent selection. The benefits of deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism prophylaxis must be weighed against the possible postoperative complications associated with spine surgery.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
inferior vena cava
patients undergoing
atrial fibrillation