Miami—Implementation of a standardized protocol for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis led to a 44% reduction in these events among patients undergoing major abdominal wall reconstruction at the Cleveland Clinic, surgeons reported at the 2018 International Hernia Congress.
The researchers are still assessing their protocol long term, but say it may be helpful now for hernia practices where VTEs occur at higher than expected rates during these complex procedures.
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