title: Prevention of deep venous thrombosis in patients with acute spinal cord injuries: use of rotating treatment tables.
abstract: A randomized clinical trial of 15 patients with acute spinal cord injuries was performed to test the hypothesis that rotating treatment tables prevent deep venous thrombosis in this population. Four of 5 control (nonrotated) patients developed distal and proximal thrombi, assessed by 125I fibrinogen leg scans and impedance plethysmography. In comparison, only 1 of 10 treated (rotated) patients developed both distal and proximal thrombosis (P = 0.007). These results suggest but do not prove that rotating treatment tables prevent the development of proximal deep venous thrombosis in spinal cord-injured patients. Larger clinical trials are needed to confirm this heretofore undocumented benefit of rotating treatment tables.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentili
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eismont
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012399:Rotation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D005340:Fibrinogen