Incidence, risk factors and clinical course of pyogenic spondylodiscitis patients with pulmonary embolism.

Purpose: In patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis, surgery is considered the treatment of choice to conduct proper debridement, stabilise the spine and avoid extended bed rest, which in turn is a risk factor for complications such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Methods: We conduct...

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Published in:European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 2229 - 2237
Main Authors: Dubinski, Daniel, Won, Sae-Yeon, Keil, Fee, Behmanesh, Bedjan, Dosch, Max, Baumgarten, Peter, Bernstock, Joshua D., Seifert, Volker, Freiman, Thomas M., Gessler, Florian
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2022
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