Why the study?
Deep vein thrombosis is a common but unpredictable complication of surgical interventions, prompting investigation into whether blood clot contraction is associated with postoperative venous thrombosis.
Does impaired blood clot contraction predict postoperative venous thromboembolism in neurosurgical patients with brain tumors?
Population
78 operated patients with brain tumors
Comparison
Patients who developed postoperative DVT vs patients without DVT
Authors
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Impaired clot contraction may predict postoperative DVT after brain tumor surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before clinical use.
Does impaired blood clot contraction predict postoperative venous thromboembolism in neurosurgical patients with brain tumors?
Impaired blood clot contraction on the first postoperative day is a significant predictor of imminent deep vein thrombosis in neurosurgical patients.
Evtugina et al. (2020) studied this question.
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