Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Patients.
| Characteristics of Study Patients | |
|---|---|
| N= 88 (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 65 (74%) |
| Female | 23 (26%) |
| Agea | 55 [18 - 89] |
| Mechanism of Injury | |
| Fall | 46 (52.3) |
| MVC | 25 (28.4) |
| MCC | 7 (8) |
| MVC vs Pedestrian | 6 (6.8) |
| Blunt Assault | 3 (3.4) |
| Unknown | 1 (1.1) |
| Patient Transfer | 51 (58) |
| Surgical Service | |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 34 (38.6) |
| Neurological Surgery | 54 (61.4) |
| Glascow Coma Scalea | 15 [3 – 15] |
| Injury Severity Scorea | 14 [4 – 75] |
| AIS Spinea | 4 [2 – 7] |
| Spine Fracture Level | |
| Cervical | 38 (43.2) |
| Thoracic | 39 (44.3) |
| Lumbar | 35 (39.8) |
| Sacral | 10 (11.4) |
| Coccygeal | 1 (1.1) |
| Preoperative VTE Prophylaxis Administration | 29 (33) |
| Duration of Operationb | 3.5 ± 1.5 |
| Estimated Blood Loss During Operationa | 250 [0 – 3200] |
| Postoperative VTE Prophylaxis Administration | |
| EARLY (≤72h) | 68 (77.3) |
| LATE (>72h) | 20 (22.7) |
| Subjects with VTE Complication | 9 (10.2) |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 8 (9.1) |
| Pulmonary Embolism (PE) | 2 (2.3) |
| Other | 1 (1.1) |
| Subjects with Bleeding Complication | 3 (3.4) |
| Epidural Hematoma | 1 (1.1) |
| Other | 2 (2.3) |
*p < 0.05, statistically significant.
Two subjects had 2 documented VTE complications each.
a
Median [range]
b
Mean ± SD