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Table 3 FPE incidence in surgical patients in the 1960s and 1970s

From: Diet as prophylaxis and treatment for venous thromboembolism?

Population (medical, surgical, etc.)

Author

FPE incidence no anti-coagulation

FPE incidence with anti-coagulation

general surgical

Clagett [27]

48/5,547 (0.87%)

19/6,845 (0.28%)

orthopedic surgical

Collins [29]

15/801 (1.87%)

5/826 (0.61%)

total surgical

 

63/6,348 (0.99%)

24/7,671 (0.31%)