Trends in Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Major Noncardiac Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common vascular complication of non-cardiac surgery.

Methods

We evaluated national trends in perioperative in-hospital VTE incidence, management, and outcomes using a large database of hospital admissions from the United States. Patients aged ≥ 45 years undergoing major non-cardiac surgery from 2005 to 2013 were identified from the National Inpatient Sample. In-hospital perioperative VTE was defined as lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and the incidence was evaluated over time. Multivariable regression models with demographics and comorbidities as covariates were generated to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR).

Results

Major non-cardiac surgery was performed in 9,431,442 hospitalization

SUBMITTER: Smilowitz NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146393 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature