Why the study?
Does a selective thromboprophylaxis approach based on the Sue-Ling risk factor index prevent postoperative DVT in patients undergoing oesophageal cancer surgery?
Population
180 patients with oesophageal cancer
Comparison
Selective thromboprophylaxis based on the… vs Retrospective cohort receiving no anticoagulant…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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May support selective thromboprophylaxis in oesophageal cancer surgery; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does a selective thromboprophylaxis approach based on the Sue-Ling risk factor index prevent postoperative DVT in patients undergoing oesophageal cancer surgery?
A selective approach to thromboprophylaxis based on risk stratification can safely prevent DVT while sparing the majority of oesophageal cancer surgery patients from unnecessary anticoagulation.
Rakićc et al. (1993) studied this question.
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