Trends in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery for benign and malignant indications.
Sbaa K SyedaLing ChenJune Y HouAna I TergasFady Khoury-ColladoAlexander MelamedCaryn M St ClairMelissa K AccordinoAlfred I NeugetDawn L HershmanJason D WrightPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2020)
Despite the lack of change in guidelines for VTE prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery, the overall rates of prophylaxis decreased over time independent of the indication or route of surgery. The rates of thromboembolic events did not significantly increase in response to the decreased use of VTE prophylaxis.