A Prospective Observational Study to Determine Rate of Thromboprophylaxis in Oncology Patients Undergoing Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery

This study is conducted to determine the proportion of patients receiving thromboprophylaxis among those undergoing surgery for malignant abdominal or pelvic tumor. This prospective, multicenter, observational study included 300 pati ents (217 [72.3%] were women). Mean age and duration of cancer were 53.2 and 1.2 years, respectively. A total of 162 (54%) patients received thromboprophylaxis of which only pharmacological in 78 [48.1%], only mechanical in 27 [16.7%], and both pharmacological and mechanical in 57 [35.2%] patients. LMWH (128, 79.0%) and graduated compression stockings (74, 45.7%) were the commonly used modalities. VTE prophylaxis was given in only half of the patients. Physician education to increase adherence to international guidelines is very important. Trial Registration No. CTRI/2013/05/003617.
Source: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research