Correlation Between D-Dimer Level and Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injuries.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
; 99(7): 613-616, 2020 07.
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| ID: mdl-31996567
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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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal
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Productos de Degradación de Fibrina-Fibrinógeno
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Trombosis de la Vena
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA FISICA
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REABILITACAO
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos