Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis after a hepatic resection: patterns of care among liver surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

No consensus exists for post-hepatectomy venous thromboembolic (VTE) prophylaxis. Factors impacting VTE prophylaxis patterns among hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeons were defined.

Method

Surgeons were invited to complete a web-based survey on VTE prophylaxis. The impact of physician and clinical factors was analysed.

Results

Two hundred responses were received. Most respondents were male (91%) and practiced at academic centres (88%) in the United States (80%). Surgical training varied: HPB (24%), transplantation (24%), surgical oncology (34%), HPB/transplantation (13%), or no specialty (5%). Respondents estimated VTE risk was higher after major (6%) versus minor (3%) resections. Although 98% use VTE prophylaxis, there was considerable variability: se

SUBMITTER: Weiss MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4238855 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature