title: Patients with transverse myelitis who developed venous thromboembolism while hospitalized have increased rate for inpatient mortality.
abstract: The rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with transverse myelitis (TM) is not known. Using the National Inpatient Sample database (NIS), from 2006-2010, the rate of VTE in TM patients was 1.3%, which included patients with both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). The in-hospital mortality was higher in this group compared to TM patients without DVT and PE (11% and 0.5% respectively), and after adjusting for age, sex, presence of DVT and/or PE (odds ratio [OR], 21; 95% CI (2.2-207.0); p<0.008). The data supports the prompt initiation of VTE prophylaxis in patients hospitalized with TM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States. mais0013@umn.edu
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maiser
authors.forename: Malik M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Adil
authors.forename: Pezhman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roohani
authors.forename: Nauman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tariq
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Transverse myelitis