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Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury (3rd Edition)

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Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Overview

Examines changes to the cardiovascular and coagulation system caused by acute spinal cord injury (SCI) and provides recommendations for preventative measures.

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Resource Details

Date: June 1, 2016
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  CPG

Symptoms & Conditions

Venous Thromboembolism

Patient Age

80 and over (80+), Adult (25-44), Young Adult (19-24), Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64), Adolescent (13-18)

Author(s)

Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine

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Test & Measure

IMPROVE VTE Risk Model

The IMPROVE VTE Risk Model is an assessment tool that is used to discriminate risk of developing validated venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who