Key result
In Asian patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis, the overall pooled rates of symptomatic DVT and symptomatic PE were 4.5% and 0.6%, with no deaths from PE.
Why the study?
What is the rate of postoperative venous thromboembolism in Asian patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis?
Population
2,454 Asian patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis, pooled from 22 prospective…
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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May support ethnicity-specific VTE risk assessment in orthopaedic surgery; reinforces lower rates in Asians versus Western populations.
Systematic Review (n=2,454)
What is the rate of postoperative venous thromboembolism in Asian patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis?
Asian patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis have relatively low rates of symptomatic DVT and PE, with no observed VTE-related mortality, suggesting a lower risk profile compared to Western populations.
Kanchanabat et al. (2011) conducted a systematic review in Postoperative venous thromboembolism (n=2,454). Orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis was evaluated on Rate and mortality of VTE after orthopaedic surgery. In Asian patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis, the overall pooled rates of symptomatic DVT and symptomatic PE were 4.5% and 0.6%, with no deaths from PE.
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