Risk factors and pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in elective spine surgery
McLynn RP, Diaz-Collado PJ, Ottesen TD, Ondeck NT, Cui JJ, Bovonratwet P, Shultz BN, Grauer JN. Risk factors and pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 970-978. PMID: 29056565, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryPrior venous thromboembolismPharmacologic prophylaxisVenous thromboembolismAssociation of patientSpine surgeryRisk factorsUnfractionated heparinVTE prophylaxisInstitutional cohortNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective spine surgery patientsRate of VTEQuality Improvement Program databaseDependent functional statusPerioperative blood transfusionRetrospective cohort studySpine surgery patientsImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRetrospective cohort analysisIncidence of hematomaLonger operative timeLumbar spine surgerySingle-institution cohort