Venous Thromboembolism after Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Prospective Analysis and Review of the Literature

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Casey T Kraft, Jeffrey E Janis

Abstract

Ventral hernias are a common problem after exploratory laparotomy, and plastic surgeons often become involved for hernia repair in complex situations. Plastic surgeons can achieve fascial closure through primary repair, an external oblique aponeurosis release, or a transversus abdominis release. Currently, there is scant literature evaluating venous thromboembolism rates after these procedures. The authors sought to evaluate their own experience with complex abdominal wall reconstruction and venous thromboembolism events. The authors retrospectively reviewed their prospectively collected database of all patients who have undergone complex abdominal wall reconstruction performed by a single surgeon at their institution from September of 2013 to February of 2018. Demographic data, anticoagulant use, Caprini score, operative time, and postoperative venous thromboembolism events were recorded. A literature search was also performed, identifying all published articles evaluating venous thromboembolism events after abdominal wall reconstruction. The authors identified 175 patients for analysis. Four patients were found to have postoperative venous thromboembolism events, for a total venous thromboembolism rate of 2.3 percent. The ave...Continue Reading

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