Outcomes following pancreatic surgery using three different thromboprophylaxis regimens.
R G Hanna-SawiresJesse Vincent GroenF A KlokR A E M TollenaarW E MeskerR J SwijnenburgAlexander L VahrmeijerB A BonsingJ Sven D MieogPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2019)
A double dose of LMWH prophylaxis continued for 6 weeks after pancreatic resection was associated with a twofold higher rate of CR-PPH, resulting in four times more relaparotomies. Patients receiving a single daily dose of LMWH in hospital only did not experience a higher rate of VTE.