Health Condition 1: S141- Other and unspecified injuries ofcervical spinal cord Health Condition 2: S241- Other and unspecified injuries ofthoracic spinal cord Health Condition 3: S341- Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient giving a valid and written informed consent. 2. Age >18 years. 3. Acute spinal cord injury patients with an ASIA category A,B,C,D. 4. No contraindication to prophylaxis with elastic compression stockings
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known risk factor of deep vein thrombosis such as chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, stroke, malignancy, renal insufficiency, recent myocardial infarction, heart failure, those taking ocp pills, steroids,and patient having multiple associated injuries. 2. Patient having past history of deep vein thrombosis and anticoagulation management. 3. Those having medical and surgical co morbidities that can influence the study eg. Patient having coagulation disorder, Fracture of long bone of lower limbs, Patient having plaster cast or bandage in both lower limb, any psychiatric illness etc. 4. Pregnant and lactating females.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Proportion of deep vein thrombosis detected by Color Doppler ultrasonogrphy To estimate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in bedridden acute spinal cord injury patients on prophylaxis with elastic compression stockings, using radiological and pathological outcomesTimepoint: 1.In 1st week of admission. 2.In between 2nd and 3rd week of admission 3.In between 5th and 6th week of admission. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To correlate clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patient with acute spinal cord injury with deep vein thrombosis. 2. To find correlation between deep vein thrombosis and lesional characteristics.Timepoint: At the end of study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Sawai Man Singh Medical College,