Why the study?
Do pre-operative indicators of depressed fibrinolytic activity predict postoperative deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery?
Population
128 patients who underwent elective major abdominal surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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Depressed pre-operative fibrinolysis was associated with postoperative DVT after abdominal surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
Do pre-operative indicators of depressed fibrinolytic activity predict postoperative deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery?
Lowered pre-operative fibrinolytic activity, particularly measured by euglobulin lysis time, is a risk factor for postoperative deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
Sue-Ling et al. (1987) studied this question.
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