High Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Perioperative Period of Neurosurgical Patients.

Journal: World neurosurgery
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: A prospective study was designed to elucidate incidence and predictors of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing craniotomies.

Authors

  • Manabu Natsumeda
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
  • Takeo Uzuka
    Department of Neurosurgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
  • Jun Watanabe
    Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
  • Masafumi Fukuda
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Center, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
  • Yasuhisa Akaiwa
    Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
  • Kazuhiko Hanzawa
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
  • Masahiko Okada
    Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
  • Makoto Oishi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
  • Yukihiko Fujii
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan. Electronic address: yfujii@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp.