No anti-clotting treatment needed for most kids undergoing spine surgeries
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 22:31
in Health & Medicine
Blood clots occur so rarely in children undergoing spine operations that most patients require nothing more than vigilant monitoring after surgery and should be spared risky and costly anti-clotting medications, according to a new study. Because clotting risk in children is poorly understood, treatment guidelines are largely absent, leaving doctors caring for pediatric patients at a loss on whom to treat and when.