Randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of anticoagulation on the incidence of splenic or portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy | Zendy

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Randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of anticoagulation on the incidence of splenic or portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy

Author(s) -

Haili Wang

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.049909

Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , randomized controlled trial , surgery , thrombosis , portal vein thrombosis , complication , asymptomatic , incidence (geometry) , spleen , physics , optics

Splenic and portal vein thrombosis (SPVT) is a potentially life-threatening complication of splenectomy. There is a paucity of studies examining the role of prophylactic pre- and postoperative anticoagulation in the prevention of this complication. We designed a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) to more rigorously address the impact of prophylactic anticoagulation on the incidence of asymptomatic or symptomatic SPVT, detected on Doppler ultrasound, after laparoscopic splenectomy.

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