Postoperative nadroparin administration for prophylaxis of thromboembolic events is not associated with an increased risk of hemorrhage after spinal surgery

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 9 - 13
• Main Authors: Gerlach, Rüdiger, Raabe, Andreas, Beck, Jürgen, Woszczyk, Alina, Seifert, Volker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2004; Springer-Verlag
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Bandages; Cohort Studies; Female; Hematoma - epidemiology; Hemorrhage - chemically induced; Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Humans; Laminectomy - adverse effects; Male; Middle Aged; Nadroparin - administration & dosage; Nadroparin - adverse effects; Original; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Spinal Diseases - surgery; Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control

To determine the risk of postoperative hemorrhage during a 3-year period of early postoperative administration of nadroparin (Fraxiparin) plus compression stockings in a large cohort of patients who underwent spinal surgery. A total of 1,954 spinal procedures at different levels (503 cervical, 152 t...