Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in elderly patients following major orthopedic surgery of the lower limb is associated with elevated vitamin B12 serum levels
Grossfeld A, Dekel S, Lerman Y, Sherman S, Atzmony L, Salai M, Justo D. Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in elderly patients following major orthopedic surgery of the lower limb is associated with elevated vitamin B12 serum levels. Clinical Biochemistry 2012, 46: 54-58. PMID: 23000313, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin B12 serum levelsB12 serum levelsAssociated with systemic inflammationVenous thromboembolism risk factorsSymptomatic venous thromboembolismSerum levelsVenous thromboembolismElderly patientsStudy groupOrthopedic surgerySystemic inflammationControl groupCo-morbiditiesRisk factorsAssociated with venous thromboembolismPatients venous thromboembolismLower limbsRetrospective studyVTE patientsMedical chartsSurgeryPatientsIndependent of demographicsMortalityThromboembolism