Risk factors for venous thromboembolism following spinal surgery: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the risk factors for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Methods

Literature published in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science was systematically reviewed to assess risk factors for VTE following spinal surgery. The data analysis was conducted with STATA 12.0. Data were pooled using fixed-effects or random-effects models according to the heterogeneity among the included studies.

Results

Twenty-six studies involving 3,216,187 patients were included in this meta-analysis, and the total incidence of VTE after spinal surgery was 0.35% (0.15-29.38%). The pooled analysis suggested that the incidence of VTE after spinal surgery was higher in such aspects as increasing age (weighted mea

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature