Deep Vein Thrombosis in Indian Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Thoracic and Abdomino-Pelvic Surgery

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in Indian patients undergoing surgery for thoracic and abdomino-pelvic malignancies.A prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary care cancer centre in North India. Two hundred and fifty consecutive patients who underwent curative surgery for thoracic and abdomino-pelvic malignancies during the period

Minimizing Post-operative Complications of Groin Dissection Using Modified Skin Bridge Technique: A Single-Centre Descriptive Study Showing Post-operative and Early Oncological Outcomes

“…Arbeit et al [13] have shown overall 13.6% incidence of DVT after groin dissection with no benefit of pharmacological heparin prophylaxis. Various studies have shown low incidence of DVT in Indian patients [14,15]. Apart from ethnicity, early ambulation and routine use of mechanical prophylaxis might have resulted in zero incidence of DVT/PE in the present series.…”

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following lung resection

“…Patient-specific risk factors for VTE include age, gender, smoking history, race, BMI >25 kg/m 2 , prolonged immobility, higher performance status, past medical history, presence of varicose veins, serious lung disease or chronic respiratory insufficiency, pre-existing cardiac conditions, pregnancy, thrombophilia, previous history of PE, congestive heart failure, or trauma (14,18,(20)(21)(22)(23). Asian population may have a lower incidence of VTE which may be due to lower prevalence of factor V Leiden mutation and possibly lower levels of fibrinogen, factor VIIc and factor VIIIc (24). However, a recent study in China (22), found an overall incidence of VTE of 11.2% after lung surgery (without VTE prophylaxis which is not used routinely in China) and none of the patients had typical symptoms of VTE.…”