Journal article
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 …
Authors
Smilowitz NR; Gupta N; Guo Y; Maldonado TS; Eikelboom JW; Goldhaber SZ; Bangalore S; Berger JS
Journal
TH Open, Vol. 01, No. 02, pp. e82–e91
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
July 2017
DOI
10.1055/s-0037-1605360
ISSN
2567-3459