Abstract
A randomized clinical trial of 15 patients with acute spinal cord injuries was performed to test the hypothesis that rotating treatment tables prevent deep venous thrombosis in this population. Four of 5 control (nonrotated) patients developed distal and proximal thrombi, assessed by 125I fibrogen leg scans and impedance plethysmography. In comparison, only 1 of 10 treated (rotated) patients developed both distal and proximal thrombosis (P = 0.007). These results suggest but do not prove that rotating treatment tables prevent the development of proximal deep venous thrombosis in spinal cord-injured patients. Larger clinical trials are needed to confirm this heretofore undocumented benefit of rotating treatment tables.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 675-677 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1987 |
Keywords
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Prevention
- Rotating treatment table
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
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Becker, D. M., Gonzalez, M. L., Gentili, A., Eismont, F., & Green, B. A. (1987). Prevention of deep venous thrombosis in patients with acute spinal cord injuries: Use of rotating treatment tables. Neurosurgery, 20(5), 675-677. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198705000-00001