Incidence and outcomes of thromboembolic events in plastic surgery infirmary patients [Incidencia y resultados de eventos tromboemb?licos en pacientes de enfermer?a de cirug?a pl?stica]

Autores da FMUP

• Alexandre Rui Rodrigues Almeida

  Autor

• Ricardo José Moreira Horta Oliveira

  Autor

Participantes de fora da FMUP

• Alvarenga, M

Unidades de investigação

• Cirurgia e Fisiologia

Abstract

Introduction: This study was developed to determine the incidence and outcome of thromboembolic events in a plastic surgery infirmary. Methods: In a retrospective study, using the hospital?s software of statistics and database, we selected the patients admitted to the plastic surgery infirmary of Hospital S?o Jo?o, Porto- Portugal, from 2006 to the end of 2015. Using software diagnosis codification that is the same as the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), we selected patients that suffered a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and reviewed their medical records ? collected the number of patients submitted to abdominoplasty, head and neck cancer patients, and breast cancer patients. Results: Of the 10,473 patients of the data set, nine patients were diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) event, leading to a rate of 0.09% over the 10 years. During that period, 1728 abdominoplasties were performed, and there were three cases of VTE (0.17%); 338 head and neck cancer patients, three VTE events (0.9%), and one VTE (0.2%) in 506 breast cancer patients. Conclusion: This study suggests that in plastic surgery, VTE risk assessment and corresponding prophylaxis cannot be neglected. ? 2022 Academia Mexicana de Cirug?a. Published by Permanyer.

Keywords

• Thromboembolic events; Plastic surgery; Incidence; Thromboembolic prevention; Antithrombotic therapy