Antithrombotic prophylaxis for surgery-associated venous thromboembolism risk in patients with inherited platelet disorders. The SPATA-DVT Study.

Antithrombotic prophylaxis for surgery-associated venous thromboembolism risk in patients with inherited platelet disorders. The SPATA-DVT Study. Haematologica. 2019 Sep 26;: Authors: Paciullo F, Bury L, Noris P, Falcinelli E, Melazzini F, Orsini S, Zaninetti C, Abdul-Kadir R, Obeng-Tuudah D, Heller P, Glembotsky AC, Fabris F, Rivera J, Lozano ML, Butta N, Favier R, Cid AR, Fouassier M, Podda GM, Santoro C, Grandone E, Henskens Y, Nurden P, Zieger B, Cuker A, Devreese K, Tosetto A, De Candia E, Dupuis A, Miyazaki K, Othman M, Gresele P Abstract Major surgery is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, thus the application of mechanical or pharmacologic prophylaxis is recommended. The incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with inherited platelet disorders undergoing surgical procedures is unknown and no information on the current use and safety of thromboprophylaxis, particularly of low-molecular-weight-heparin in these patients is available. Here we explored the approach to thromboprophylaxis and thrombotic outcomes in inherited platelet disorders patients undergoing surgery at venous thromboembolism-risk participating in the multicenter SPATA study. We evaluated 210 surgical procedures carried out in 155 patients with well-defined forms of inherited platelet disorders (venous thromboembolism-risk: 31% high, 28.6% intermediate, 25.2% low, 15.2% very low). The use of thromboprophylaxis was low (23.3% of p...
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