2014
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2763-0
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Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism and Its Pharmacological Prophylaxis in Asian General Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review

Abstract: Data from this systematic review suggest that the risk of VTE in Asian general surgery patients is low, even in the context of risk factors typically regarded as high risk.

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“…There have been studies to show that the incidence of DVT is relatively lower in Asians including Japanese as compared to their Western counterparts [21][22][23]. Medical prophylaxis for DVT after total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty has been routinely performed in our hospital according to the Japanese guideline [24].…”
Section: Reference a Modified Odds Ratio Bmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There have been studies to show that the incidence of DVT is relatively lower in Asians including Japanese as compared to their Western counterparts [21][22][23]. Medical prophylaxis for DVT after total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty has been routinely performed in our hospital according to the Japanese guideline [24].…”
Section: Reference a Modified Odds Ratio Bmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The other patient developed IVC thrombosis after a right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. VTE risk factor assessment based on Caprini Risk Score was calculated for all patients in the cohort study [4]. The majority of patients (82%) were classified as high risk (total Caprini Risk Score >5).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unfortunately, no data exists in literature on the incidence of VTE in HPB surgery patients in Asian patients. The majority of Asian VTE general surgery studies were on either colorectal or gastric cancer surgery patients, with no study examining VTE risk in HPB patients exclusively [13].…”
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confidence: 99%
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