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A Multicenter MRI Protocol for the Evaluation and Quantification of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Published on: June 2, 2015
Patients with transverse myelitis who developed venous thromboembolism while hospitalized have increased rate for
Samuel Maiser1, Malik M Adil, Pezhman Roohani
1Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States. mais0013@umn.edu
Abstract:
The rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with transverse myelitis (TM) is not known. Using the National Inpatient Sample database (NIS), from 2006-2010, the rate of VTE in TM patients was 1.3%, which included patients with both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). The in-hospital mortality was higher in this group compared to TM patients without DVT and PE (11% and 0.5% respectively), and after adjusting for age, sex, presence of DVT and/or PE (odds ratio [OR], 21; 95% CI (2.2-207.0); p<0.008). The data supports the prompt initiation of VTE prophylaxis in patients hospitalized with TM.
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