Variations in practice of thromboprophylaxis across general surgical subspecialties: a multicentre (PROTECTinG) study of elective major surgeries.

David S Liu Sean Stevens Enoch WongJonathan FongKrinal MoriNicola FlemingPith Soh BehAmy CroweTess HowardMaeve SlevinAnshini JainAnna Sonia GillSharon LeeWael JamelSimon BennetChi ChungSalena WardVijayaragavan Muralidharannull null

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

Perioperative chemoprophylaxis across general surgery is highly variable. This study has highlighted key areas of variance. Our findings also enable surgeons to compare their practices, and provide baseline data to inform future efforts towards optimizing thromboprophylaxis for general surgical patients.

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