Medical complications in acute rehabilitation units: deep vein thrombosis
| Autor: | Catherine N Miller, Elliott L. Semble, Debra C Dalgleish |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Deep vein medicine.medical_treatment Head injury Venography Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease Thrombosis Surgery Venous thrombosis medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Intensive care medicine business Spinal cord injury Stroke |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Rehabilitation. 3:341-345 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0873 0269-2155 |
| Popis: | The acute rehabilitation unit is the transitional setting of patients progressing from acute medical management to the initiation of rehabilitative therapies. There is a large population represented within the acute rehabilitation unit at increased risk of deep vein thrombosis including patients with head injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. The diagnostic accuracy of the clinical assessment of deep vein thrombosis is limited. Noninvasive techniques such as impedance plethysmography increase the sensitivity of the diagnosis substantially while venography remains the gold standard for diagnosis. Due to the potential morbidity and mortality associated with deep venous thrombosis, prophylaxis should be considered for populations at risk in the acute rehabilitation unit and treatment instituted when the diagnosis is strongly suspected or confirmed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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