Which Patients Require Extended Thromboprophylaxis After Colectomy? Modeling Risk and Assessing Indications for Post-discharge Pharmacoprophylaxis

ConclusionApproximately one-third of post-colectomy VTE events occurred after discharge. Patients with predicted post-discharge VTE risk of ≥−5.00 should be recommended for extended post-discharge VTE prophylaxis.

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Source: World Journal of Surgery - January 4, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

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