Table 5.

VTE and bleeding complication rates by AIS score

Variable		A (n = 31)	B (n = 9)	C (n = 20)	D (n = 13)	p-value
Thromboembolism
	DVT	3 (9.7)	1 (6.7)	3 (15.0)	2 (15.4)	0.829
	PE	3 (9.7)	1 (6.7)	2 (10.0)	0 (0)	0.695
	VTE	4 (12.9)*	1 (6.7)	5 (25.0)	2 (15.4)	0.481
Bleeding
	Hematoma	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	N/A
	Seroma	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	N/A
	Dehiscence	0 (0)	2 (13.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.033

Values are presented as number (%).

VTE, venous thromboembolism; AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism; N/A, not applicable.

VTE refers to either a DVT, PE, or a simultaneous discovery of both in a single patient.

^*1 Patient had DVT and PE in the AIS-A group.