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Specific advice with respect to reducing venous thromboembolism risk related to different types of surgery

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Notes:

  • length of thromboprophylaxis
    • prolonged thromboprophylaxis (for at least 1 month after abdominal or pelvic surgery) with LMWH significantly reduces the risk of VTE compared to thromboprophylaxis during hospital admittance only, without increasing bleeding complications after major abdominal or pelvic surgery (2)

Reference:

  1. NICE (April 2007). Venous thromboembolism Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in inpatients undergoing surgery)
  2. Rasmussen MS et al. Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD004318

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