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Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Report of 2 Cases in 315 Procedures
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Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Report of 2 Cases in 315 Procedures

Catherine R. Olinger and Raymond J. Gardocki
The Orthopedic clinics of North America, Vol.51(3), pp.423-425
07/01/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.02.006
PMID: 32498960

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Abstract

When the guidelines of the North American Spine Society concerning deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis were followed, only 2 (0.63%) of 315 patients with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions developed DVT complications over a 9-year period. Based on these findings, mechanical DVT prophylaxis appears to be adequate in patients undergoing elective spinal surgery, with no current support for pharmacologic prophylaxis.
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