Table 4 Studies of VTE Incidence in Otolaryngology
From: Venous thromboembolism in head and neck cancer surgery
| Source | Study design | Study population | Hospital status | Routine anticoagulation | VTE incidence, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jain et al. [40] (n = 6788) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No | 0.1 |
|
Chen et al. [41] (n = 48,028) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No | 0.1 |
|
Lin et al. [42] (n = 330,629) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No | 0.3 |
|
Moreano et al. [31] (n = 12,805) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No |
Overall, 0.5 Head and neck surgery, 1.0 |
|
Lee et al. [10] (n = 10,176) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No | 0.15 |
|
Innis et al. [11] (n = 6122) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No |
Overall, 0.1 Cancer patients, 0.6 |
|
Garritano et al. [13] (n = 5616) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient and outpatient | No | 0.085 |
|
Shuman et al. [12] (n = 2016) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient | No |
Overall, 1.6 Caprini score > 8, 18.3 |
|
Yarlagadda et al. [39] (n = 704) | Retrospective | General otolaryngology | Inpatient | Yes, depending on Caprini score |
Overall, 2.1 Caprini score > 8, 13.1 % |
|
Hennessey et al. [43] (n = 93,663) | Retrospective | Head and neck cancer | Inpatient | Unknown | 2 |
|
Thai et al. [35] (n = 134) | Retrospective | Head and neck cancer | Inpatient | No |
Confirmed VTE, 1.4 Suspected VTE, 5.8 |
|
Chen et al. [44] (n = 1591) | Retrospective | Head and neck cancer | Inpatient | Yes | 0.70 |
|
Ali et al. [34] (n = 413) | Retrospective | Head and neck cancer | Inpatient | Yes | 2.9 |
|
Clayburgh et al. [24] (n = 100) | Prospective | Head and neck cancer | Inpatient | No |
Overall, 13 Clinically significant, 8 |