Incidence of thrombotic complications across cervical, lumbar, and thoracic regions.
| Region | PE | DVT | MI | CA | Stroke/CVA | Total Complications |
| Cervical (n = 2384) | 0.29 (n = 7) | 0.25 (n = 6) | 0.04 (n = 1) | 0.13 (n = 3) | 0.04 (n = 1) |
0.76
( n = 18) |
| Thoracic (n = 249) | 2.01 (n = 5) | 1.20 (n = 3) | 0.40 (n = 1) | 0.00 (n = 0) | 0.00 (n = 0) |
3.61
( n = 9) |
| Lumbar (n = 4527) | 0.38 (n = 17) | 0.49 (n = 22) | 0.15 (n = 7) | 0.09 (n = 4) | 0.13 (n = 6) |
1.24
( n = 56) |
| Total ( N = 7160) |
0.41
( n = 29) |
0.43
( n = 31) |
0.13
( n = 9) |
0.10
( n = 7) |
0.10
( n = 7) |
1.16
( n = 83) |
Abbreviations: CA, cardiac arrest; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; MI, myocardial infarction; PE, pulmonary embolism.
Note: These 83 complications were experienced across 66 patients.