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April 17, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of orthopedic, vascular surgery, and anesthesiology doctors regarding postoperative deep vein thrombosis prevention in surgical patients

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Why the study?

Orthopedic and vascular surgeries carry a high risk of postoperative deep vein thrombosis, warranting evaluation of clinician knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding its prevention.

Population

294 orthopedists, vascular surgeons, and anesthesiologists at two hospitals in China

Design

Cross-sectional survey study

Authors

WGWenzhi GuoYZYannan ZhangYFYong Fan

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Overview

Identifies KAP gaps in DVT prevention; leaves open whether education improves outcomes.

Structured PICO

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Population
294 orthopedic, vascular surgery, and anesthesiology doctors at two hospitals in China
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Outcome
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores regarding postoperative DVT prevention

Orthopedists, vascular surgeons, and anesthesiologists in China demonstrated good knowledge, attitude, and practice toward postoperative DVT prevention, with attitude and specialty independently associated with proactive practice.

Cite This Study

Guo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8513e68beb37cebc847952https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98441-x
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