Analysis of Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy
Analysis of Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.033
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发表时间:
2015-11-01
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通讯作者:
Jahromi, Babak S.
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作者:
Algattas, Hanna;Kimmell, Kristopher T.;Jahromi, Babak S.
OBJECTIVES: Craniotomy poses a risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE), but the utility of anticoagulation in this patient population is unclear. We sought to identify risk factors predictive of VTE in patients undergoing craniotomy.METHODS: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) database was reviewed for patients undergoing craniotomy. Clinical factors provided by the database were analyzed for association with VTE.RESULTS: A total of 10,477 adult patients who underwent craniotomy from 2011-2012 were identified. The rate of VTE was 3.2% (pulmonary embolism [PE] was 1.3%; deep vein thrombosis [DVT] was 2.4%). Several factors were significant in univariate analysis, and a subset persisted after multivariate analysis. Patients were assigned a risk score on the basis of the presence of those variables. Higher risk scores were predictive of VTE risk, as well as increasing time from surgery to discharge and mortality. A receiver operating characteristics curve revealed a significant area under the curve (0.719) for scores being predictive of VTE risk. The model was validated against our similar analysis of 2006-2010 NSQIP data and demonstrated comparable findings.CONCLUSIONS: The risk of postoperative VTE after craniotomy can be quantified by a simple risk score, with increasing risk factors conferring increased risk of VTE. On the basis of risk scoring, a subset of patients who would benefit from anticoagulation post craniotomy may be identified.