Prolonged Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis May Not Be Necessary for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Tertiary Center's 10-Year Experience

Conclusion Despite our limited chemoprophylaxis use in DIEP flap patients, our VTE incidence is low. This current work suggests that the blanket application of prolonged prophylaxis is not warranted, and it further serves as impetus to re-evaluate the 2005 Caprini RAM in this patient population. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - February 25, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Huang, Hao Bernstein, Jaime L. Otterburn, David M. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research