Prevalence of venous thromboembolism after lung surgery in China: a single-centre, prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing lung resections without perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis† | Zendy

Chunfeng Song | Zendy; Yaron Shargall | Zendy; Hui Li | Zendy; Bo Tian | Zendy; Shuo Chen | Zendy; Jinbai Miao | Zendy; Yili Fu | Zendy; Bin You | Zendy; Bin Hu | Zendy

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Prevalence of venous thromboembolism after lung surgery in China: a single-centre, prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing lung resections without perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis†

Author(s) -

Chunfeng Song,

Yaron Shargall,

Hui Li,

Bo Tian,

Shuo Chen,

Jinbai Miao,

Yili Fu,

Bin You,

Bin Hu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy323

Subject(s) - medicine , venous thromboembolism , perioperative , surgery , prospective cohort study , lung , cohort study , thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common postoperative complication. Previous studies have shown that the incidence of VTE after major thoracic surgery ranges from 2.3% to 15%. However, there have been no such data from China so far. To evaluate the incidence of postoperative VTE, we conducted a single-centre, prospective cohort study.

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