Association Between Surgeon Practice Knowledge and Venous Thromboembolism

ConclusionsGreater discordance between surgeon self-reported and actual perioperative VTE chemoprophylaxis is associated with significantly increased risk of VTE. Further understanding of the system characteristics associated with these practices may yield insights into how best to improve appropriate VTE chemoprophylaxis.

Source: Obesity Surgery - February 15, 2020 Category: Surgery Source Type: research