Table 2 FPE incidence in surgical patients: VTE observational studies and RCTs in the 1980s to 2000s
From: Diet as prophylaxis and treatment for venous thromboembolism?
Population of surgical patients) | Author | FPE incidence no anti-coagulation | FPE incidence with anti-coagulation |
|---|---|---|---|
general surgical | Kosir [96] | 0/70 | 0/38 |
general surgical | Kosir [97] | 1/68 | 0/68 |
general surgical | Rasmussen [98] | 1/405 | 0/388 |
total general surgical | Â | 2/543 (0.37%) | 0/494 (0%) |
orthopedic surgical | Sasaki [99] | 0/38 | 0/38 |
orthopedic surgical | Bi [100] | 0/35 | 0/35 |
orthopedic surgical | Goel [101] | 0/111 | 0/127 |
orthopedic surgical | Agarwal [102] | 0/131 | 0/166 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [103] | NA | 0/1,587 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [104] | NA | 0/1,464 |
orthopedic surgical | Heit [105] | NA | 1/594 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [106] | NA | 0/133 |
orthopedic surgical | Francis [107] | NA | 0/2,285 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [108] | NA | 1/2,056 |
orthopedic surgical | Turpie [109] | NA | 5/7,211 |
orthopedic surgical | Ramos [110] | 0/262 | 0/267 |
orthopedic surgical | Ginsberg [111] | NA | 1/1,896 |
orthopedic surgical | Agnelli [112] | NA | 0/507 |
orthopedic surgical | Turpie [113] | NA | 0/613 |
orthopedic surgical | Colwell [114] | NA | 0/1,838 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [115] | NA | 1/1,872 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [116] | NA | 2/2,835 |
orthopedic surgical | Eriksson [117] | NA | 1/2,788 |
orthopedic surgical | Colwell [118] | NA | 3/2,299 |
total orthopedic surgical | Â | 0/577 (0%) | 15/29,291 (0.051%) |
unspecified surgical | Rosenzweig [119] | 0/4,705 | NA |
unspecified surgical | Nurmohamed [120] | NA | 11/8,172 |
total unspecified surgical | Â | 0/4,705 (0%) | 11/8,172 (0.135%) |
surgical totals | Â | 2/5,825 (0.034%) | 26/37,957 (0.068%) |