Pre- vs. postoperative initiation of thromboprophylaxis in liver surgery.

HPB : the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
Eppu AinoaVille Sallinen

Abstract

Thromboprophylaxis protocols in liver surgery vary greatly worldwide. Due to limited research, there is no consensus whether the administration of thromboprophylaxis should be initiated pre- or postoperatively. Patients undergoing liver resection in Helsinki University Hospital between 2014 and 2017 were reviewed retrospectively. Initiation of thromboprophylaxis was changed in the institution in the beginning of 2016 from postoperative to preoperative. Patients were classified into two groups for analyses: thromboprophylaxis initiated preoperatively (Preop-group) or postoperatively (Postop-group). The incidences of VTE and haemorrhage within 30 days of surgery were compared between these groups. Patients with permanent anticoagulation were excluded. A total of 512 patients were included to the study (Preop, n = 253, Postop, n = 259). The incidence of VTE was significantly lower in the Preop-group compared to the Postop-group (3 (1.2%) vs. 25 (9.7%), P = <.0001), mainly due to a lower incidence of pulmonary embolisms in the Preop-group (3 (1.2%) vs. 24 (9.3%), P < .0001). The rates of posthepatectomy haemorrhage within 30 days of surgery were similar (Preop 38 (15.0%) vs. Postop 36 (13.9%), p = .719). Initiating thromboprophylax...Continue Reading

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