D-dimer predicts pulmonary embolism after low-risk spine surgery

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a risk of mortality following spine surgery. Many studies have demonstrated that deep venous thrombosis (DVT) may affect and actually advance to PE, but few studies have shown how venous thromboembolism (VTE), including PE and DVT, affect blood markers after...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Inoue, Hideaki Watanabe, Hitoshi Okami, Atsushi Kimura, Atsushi Seichi, Katsushi Takeshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2018-04-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/2/2/2_2017-0054/_pdf/-char/en