Ultrasound Surveillance: A Safe and Effective Alternative for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
- 11 September 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Vol. 231 (6), 783-784
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.08.732
Abstract
Kim and colleagues 1 Kim N.E. Conway-Pearson L. Kavanah M. et al. Standardized risk assessment and risk-stratified venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for patients undergoing breast operation. J Am Coll Surg. 2020; 230 : 947-956 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar endorse risk stratification and chemoprophylaxis to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after breast surgery despite finding only 1 VTE in the group with the highest Caprini scores (1.6%). This rate is not significantly different from that in the group with low and moderate Caprini scores (0%).Keywords
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