Why the study?
Does the type of brain tumor (meningioma vs glioma or metastasis) affect the risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism after craniotomy?
Population
1703 patients undergoing initial craniotomy for meningioma, glioma, or cerebral metastasis
Comparison
Craniotomy for meningioma vs Craniotomy for glioma or cerebral metastasis
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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Meningioma craniotomy was associated with higher postoperative VTE risk; hypothesis-generating for tumor-specific prophylaxis trials.
Does the type of brain tumor (meningioma vs glioma or metastasis) affect the risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism after craniotomy?
Patients undergoing craniotomy for meningioma have a significantly higher risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism compared to those with glioma or cerebral metastasis.
Levi et al. (1991) studied this question.
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