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Correlation Between D-Dimer Level and Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injuries
OBJECTIVE: Venous thromboembolism is a serious life-threatening complication of S SCI. Measurement of D-dimer levels is used as a screening test for deep vein thrombosis. However, trauma, surgery, and motor weakness are known as factors that affect D-dimer levels. Thus, the aim of this study was to...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292501/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31996567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001383 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: Venous thromboembolism is a serious life-threatening complication of S SCI. Measurement of D-dimer levels is used as a screening test for deep vein thrombosis. However, trauma, surgery, and motor weakness are known as factors that affect D-dimer levels. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the correlation between D-dimer levels and deep vein thrombosis in relation to the comorbidities in acute spinal cord injury. DESIGN: A retrospective observational study was conducted at a hospital’s rehabilitation department. Forty-five patients without pharmacologic thromboembolic thromboprophylaxis 5−90 days after the onset of injury were enrolled. RESULTS: Fourteen patients (31%) were diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis using duplex ultrasonography. The mean ± SD D-dimer levels were 2.15 ± 2.74 and 6.98 ± 7.46 μg/ml in the deep vein thrombosis–negative and deep vein thrombosis–positive groups, respectively. The lower limb motor index scores significantly correlated with D-dimer levels regardless of the time between the onset of spinal cord injury and D-dimer testing. Patients with trauma had significantly increased D-dimer levels compared with patients without trauma. CONCLUSION: Although D-dimer levels have limitations with regard to the positive prediction of acute spinal cord injury, it is a useful screening parameter for deep vein thrombosis. Trauma and lower limb motor weakness should be considered when analyzing D-dimer levels. |
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