Prospective Analysis of the Mechanisms Underlying Ineffective Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) patients have rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among the highest of any hospitalized patient (57%). We hypothesized that VTE prophylaxis may be inadequate in the setting of this profound inflammatory disease and that early detection of deep vein thrombosis would limit pulmonary embolism.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomas K. Maatman, Sean P. McGuire, Kyle A. Lewellen, Kathleen A. McGreevy, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, Trang K. Nguyen, C Max Schmidt, Nicholas J. Zyromski Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research