Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis may cause more harm than benefit: an evidence-based analysis of Canadian and international guidelines

A Kotaska - Thrombosis journal, 2018 - Springer
A majority of deep vein thromboses identified in screening studies of hospitalized patients
remain clinically insignificant. Guidelines based on these studies markedly overestimate the …

Global incidence and case fatality rate of pulmonary embolism following major surgery: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

MN Temgoua, JN Tochie, JJ Noubiap, VN Agbor… - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition common after major
surgery. Although the high incidence (0.3–30%) and mortality rate (16.9–31%) of PE in …

Incidence and timing of thromboembolic events in patients with ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy

PS Greco, AA Bazzi, K McLean… - Obstetrics & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To identify the incidence and timing of venous thromboembolism as well as
any associated risk factors in patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal …

Incidence of venous thromboembolism after different modes of gynecologic surgery

EM Jorgensen, A Li, AM Modest, K Leung… - Obstetrics & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of postoperative venous thromboembolism after
gynecologic surgery by mode of incision. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort …

Risk factors and treatment of venous thromboembolism in perioperative patients with ovarian cancer in China

W Zhang, X Liu, H Cheng, Z Yang, G Zhang - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Risk factors and treatment of venous thromboembolism in peri... : Medicine Risk factors and
treatment of venous thromboembolism in perioperative patients with ovarian cancer in …

Venous thromboembolic complications to hysterectomy for benign disease: a nationwide cohort study

HS Kahr, O Thorlacius-Ussing, OB Christiansen… - Journal of Minimally …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective To estimate the risk of venous thromboembolic complications after
abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomy when performed for benign disorders …

Risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after gynecological day surgery

LB Jensen, U Jeppesen, P Bor - … Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Danish women
operated within a day surgery setting and to evaluate whether the current use of …

Insurance type and major complications after hysterectomy

CW Swenson, NS Kamdar, H Levy… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between primary
insurance type and major complications after hysterectomy. Methods A retrospective …

Effect of length of surgery on the incidence of venous thromboembolism after benign hysterectomy

JK Moulder, KJ Moore, PD Strassle, M Louie - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Venous thromboembolism is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
postoperatively. The current venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools have not been …

Racial disparities in extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hysterectomy

W Wu, S Wu, S Berlene Mariano, RE Burney… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant preventable cause of
postoperative morbidity and mortality after major abdominopelvic surgery that calls for …